Haffner 17
(VDBH 12; MWSC 1360; OCL 694; vdBergh-Hagen 12; ESO 429 22; FSR 1337)
0.84
UTI
0.84
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
0.81
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Stellar density (N50/rad)
50.5 [N/pc2]
- CN 0.84 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 0.81 Well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Haffner 17 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, below the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, intermediate-age cluster, but with a large variance across recent sources for the age, metallicity, and mass parameters (see Parameters). It is well-studied in the literature.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 117.895 | -31.815 | 0.27 | -1.184 | 1.877 | 41.829 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 117.899 | -31.812 | 0.247 | -1.195 | 1.859 | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 117.897 | -31.81 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 117.898 | -31.815 | 0.273 | -1.183 | 1.879 | 58.164 |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 117.878 | -31.82 | 0.276 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 117.898 | -31.815 | 0.273 | -1.183 | 1.879 | 58.164 |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 117.899 | -31.814 | â | â | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 117.894 | -31.814 | 0.278 | -1.19 | 1.848 | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 117.899 | -31.812 | 0.247 | -1.195 | 1.859 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 117.897 | -31.81 | 0.243 | -1.181 | 1.873 | 41.865 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 117.899 | -31.812 | 0.247 | -1.195 | 1.859 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 117.899 | -31.812 | 0.247 | -1.195 | 1.859 | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 117.899 | -31.812 | â | â | â | 41.87 |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 117.908 | -31.808 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 117.899 | -31.812 | 0.247 | -1.195 | 1.859 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2018 | â | â | â | -1.53 | 1.85 | â |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 117.904 | -31.817 | -2.12 | 0.08 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 117.899 | -31.814 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 117.904 | -31.817 | â | -1.76 | -0.04 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 117.904 | -31.817 | â | 3.61 | -1.92 | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 117.9 | -31.811 | â | â | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | 117.9 | -31.817 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 117.868 | -31.84 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 117.904 | -31.817 | â | 3.61 | -1.92 | â |
| Lynga | 1987 | 117.91 | -31.831 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh & Hagen | 1975 | 117.45 | -31.717 | â | â | â | â |
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] | Bfrac | BSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 3.1 | 3.535 | 2.77 | 130 | 0.290 | 855 | â | 0 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 1.95 | 2.70 | â | 1197 | -0.055 | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 2.95 | 3.23 | â | 130 | â | 1015 | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | â | â | â | â | â | 3687(1) | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 3.45 | 3.56 | â | 102 | 0.290 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 3.18 | 3.51 | 2.77 | 91 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 148 | â | 372 | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 3.59(1) | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 3.63 | 3.97 | â | 50 | â | â | â | 0 |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 2.95 | 3.23 | â | 130 | 0.338 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 3.33 | 2.99 | â | 126 | â | â | â | â |
| Kounkel et al. | 2020 | 3.10 | 3.39 | â | 257 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 3.63 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 3.63 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 3.63 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 2.90 | 3.81 | â | 148 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 2.90 | 3.81 | â | 148 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2012 | â | â | â | â | â | 695 | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 2.91(1) | 2.93 | â | 178 | â | â | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | â | 3.63 | â | 100 | â | â | â | 1 |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 2.88 | 3.97 | â | 50 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 2.88 | 3.97 | â | 50 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA


Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: invalid due to poor quality CMD. Isochrone match: worst fit.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.
Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.83 (50th percentile).
Hunt & Reffert (2023)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.83 (50th percentile).
Ahumada & Lapasset (2007)
All the cluster parameters are from (2005, unpublished data). The diagram of stars up to 3' of the centre was examined.