King 14
(MWSC 57; Alter 1; OCL 297)
0.92
UTI
0.84
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Radius (P>50% members)
5.1 [arcmin]
- CN 0.84 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
King 14 is a rich, very dense object of 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, young cluster (see Parameters). It is very well-studied in the literature.
Relatively close
Moderate extinction
Near-solar metallicity
Young
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | β | 7.988 | 63.175 | 0.393 | -3.243 | -1.054 | -74.176 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 7.987 | 63.163 | 0.402 | -3.267 | -0.985 | β |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 8.004 | 63.164 | β | β | β | β |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 7.986 | 63.171 | 0.393 | -3.257 | -1.085 | β |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 7.994 | 63.173 | 0.392 | β | β | β |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 7.986 | 63.171 | 0.393 | -3.257 | -1.085 | β |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 8.007 | 63.167 | β | β | β | β |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 8.004 | 63.177 | β | β | β | β |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 7.973 | 63.157 | 0.436 | -3.264 | -1.025 | β |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 7.987 | 63.163 | 0.402 | -3.267 | -0.985 | β |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 8.004 | 63.164 | 0.4 | -3.268 | -0.995 | β |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 7.987 | 63.163 | 0.402 | -3.267 | -0.985 | β |
| SΓ‘nchez et al. | 2020 | 8.012 | 63.156 | β | -3.246 | -1.074 | β |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 7.987 | 63.163 | 0.402 | -3.267 | -0.985 | β |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 7.978 | 63.158 | β | β | β | β |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 7.987 | 63.163 | 0.402 | -3.267 | -0.985 | β |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 8.01 | 63.156 | β | -1.678 | -2.675 | β |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 8.004 | 63.177 | β | β | β | β |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 8.012 | 63.156 | β | -2.25 | 0.73 | β |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 8.014 | 63.181 | β | -3.75 | -1.55 | β |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 8.014 | 63.181 | β | -3.77 | -1.53 | β |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 7.975 | 63.167 | β | β | β | β |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 8.012 | 63.156 | β | -2.25 | 0.73 | β |
π‘ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li et al. | 2025 | 2.29 | 1.46 | β | 72 | 0.059 | β | β | β |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 2.21 | 1.59 | β | 46 | β | 592 | β | β |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | β | β | β | β | β | 855* | β | β |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 2.26 | 1.72 | β | 48 | -0.080 | β | β | β |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 2.38 | 1.53 | 1.09 | 48 | β | β | β | β |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 2.23 | 1.68 | β | 30 | -0.019 | 870* | 0.55 | β |
| Just et al. | 2023 | β | β | β | 50 | β | 317 | β | β |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 2.28* | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 2.32 | 1.05 | β | 79 | β | β | β | 0 |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 2.21 | 1.59 | β | 46 | -0.048 | β | β | β |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 2.42 | 1.30 | β | 145 | β | β | β | β |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 2.32 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 2.32 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 2.57 | 1.28 | β | 85 | β | β | β | β |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 2.60 | 1.86 | β | 50 | β | β | β | β |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 2.60 | 1.86 | β | 50 | β | β | β | β |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 2.60 | 1.86 | β | 50 | β | β | β | β |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 2.59 | 1.27 | β | 83 | β | β | β | β |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 2.96 | 1.05 | β | 79 | β | β | β | β |
(*): Indicates that this parameter is assigned more than one value in the corresponding reference.


Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: good fit. Isochrone match: good fit.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.