Kharchenko 2

(MWSC 2900)

0.51 UTI

0.32

C_N

0.79

C_dens

0.62

C_C3

0.4

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

N₅₀ (P>50% members) 32

Stellar density (N₅₀/rad) 3.9 [N/pc²]

C3 classification CA

C_N 0.32 Poorly populated
C_dens 0.79 Dense
C_C3 0.62 Intermediate quality
C_lit 0.4 Poorly studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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Overview

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Kharchenko 2 is a poorly populated, dense object of intermediate C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, near the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as a very massive, intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is poorly studied in the literature.

Note: This object shares a moderate percentage of members with at least one entry reported in the same catalogue. See table with shared members information.

Distant High extinction Very massive Intermediate age

Morales et al. (2013)
Classified as morphological type 'OC2' (totally exposed cluster without correlation with ATLASGAL emission). Morphological flag: exposed cluster, with submm emission not associated with the cluster.

Data

🔍 Search references for Kharchenko 2 in: SciX Simbad

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	99999–	275.592	-14.605	0.316	-0.245	-1.936	-240.386
Just et al.	2023	275.579	-14.587	–	–	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2016	275.579	-14.587	–	–	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2013	275.587	-14.585	–	-0.07	-0.33	–
Morales et al.	2013	275.571	-14.59	–	–	–	–
Bukowiecki et al.	2011	275.575	-14.578	–	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2002	275.571	-14.59	–	-0.69	-2.45	–

💡 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]	B_frac	BSS
UCC	99999–	3.41	3.23	–	183	–	5196	–	–
Just et al.	2023	–	–	–	266	–	9528	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2016	3.41	3.23	–	266	–	–	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2013	3.41	3.23	–	266	–	–	–	–
Morales et al.	2013	1.99	–	–	100	–	–	–	–
Bukowiecki et al.	2012	–	–	–	–	–	865	–	–
Bukowiecki et al.	2011	3.85⁽¹⁾	3.32	–	79	–	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2002	1.99	2.23	–	100	–	–	–	–

(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.

Cluster	%	RA	DEC	Plx	pmRA	pmDE	Rv	UTI
Kronberger 25	28.1	275.67	-14.73	0.28	-0.32	-1.9	–	0.75

💡 Note: The % column shows the percentage of members that Kharchenko 2 shares with each listed object.

Visualization

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