FoF 2172
(LP 2172)
0.43
UTI
0.39
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
0.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Radius (P>50% members)
2.4 [arcmin]
- CN 0.39 Poorly populated
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 0.0 Rarely studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
FoF 2172 is a poorly populated, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, near the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, young cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature.
Note: This object shares a large percentage of members with 2 later reported entries. See table with shared members information.
Relatively close
High extinction
Near-solar metallicity
Young
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | â | 282.464 | -0.323 | 0.476 | -0.396 | -1.924 | -163.47 |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 282.482 | -0.323 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 282.482 | -0.323 | 0.48 | -0.433 | -1.838 | 9.956 |
đĄ Note: The UCC values are estimated from its identified members.
| Reference | Year | Dist [kpc] | Av [mag] | DAv [mag] | Age [Myr] | [Fe/H] [dex] | Mass [Msun] | Bfr | BSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 1.92 | 4.01 | â | 43 | â | 375 | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 1.92 | 4.01 | â | 43 | 0.137 | â | â | â |

Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: invalid due to poor quality CMD. Isochrone match: worst fit.