FoF 288
(LP 0288)
0.55
UTI
0.77
CN
1.0
Cdens
1.0
CC3
0.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Radius (P>50% members)
3.0 [arcmin]
- CN 0.77 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 1.0 Very high quality
- Clit 0.0 Rarely studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
FoF 288 is a rich, very dense object of very high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, near the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, very young cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature.
Note: This object shares a moderate percentage of members with 2 later reported entries. See table with shared members information.
Relatively close
Moderate extinction
Near-solar metallicity
Very young
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | â | 273.489 | -19.512 | 0.381 | 0.154 | -2.133 | 9.859 |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 273.483 | -19.514 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 273.483 | -19.514 | 0.399 | 0.117 | -2.063 | 6.88 |
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 | 2.07 | 2.45 | â | 12 | â | 894 | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 2.07 | 2.45 | â | 12 | 0.140 | â | â | â |

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