King 15

(OCL 298; FSR 0501; MWSC 58; FoF 358)

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C3
N_50
r_50
AA 120 3.6
Summary

King 15 is a rich, very dense object of very high C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is very well-studied in the literature.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 8.225 61.867 0.32 0.49
Chen et al. (2003) 8.207 61.873
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 8.199 61.89 -3.27 -0.31
Loktin & Popova (2017) 8.22 61.868 0.32 0.49
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) 8.262 61.854 0.306 -2.326 -0.862
Bica et al. (2019) 8.231 61.853
Soubiran et al. (2018) 8.262 61.854 -65.81
Liu & Pang (2019) 8.292 61.842 0.32 -2.406 -0.745
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) 8.262 61.854 0.306 -2.326 -0.862
Dias et al. (2021) 8.241 61.855 0.306 -2.357 -0.826 -62.087
Rain et al. (2021) 8.262 61.854 0.306 -2.326 -0.862
Jaehnig et al. (2021) 8.278 61.841 0.336 -2.295 -0.834
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 8.268 61.854 0.285 -2.302 -0.893 -67.246
Cavallo et al. (2024) 8.269 61.85 0.287
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 8.268 61.854 0.285 -2.302 -0.893 -67.246
Almeida et al. (2025) 8.241 61.855
           
UCC 8.285 61.849 0.292 -2.301 -0.894 -67.251
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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.7, Dist=3162.0, Age=8.4, [Fe/H]=0.07
Chen et al. (2003) E(B-V)=0.7, HDis=3162, Age=0.25, [Fe/H]_1=0.07
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.7, distance=5500, log_age=8.4, metallicity=0.07
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.53, Dist=3133, logt=8.49
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) dmode=2987.5
Soubiran et al. (2018) dmode=2987.5
Liu & Pang (2019) Age=0.501, Z=0.5
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) AVNN=1.58, DistPc=3403.0, AgeNN=8.47
Dias et al. (2021) Av=1.831, Dist=2672, logage=8.557, [Fe/H]=0.0
Rain et al. (2021) E(B-V)=0.7, Dist=2987.5, log(Age)=8.4, NBSS=0
Jaehnig et al. (2021) dmode=2.965
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=1.775, diffAV50=1.686, MOD50=12.49, logAge50=8.366
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=1.98, dMod50=12.37, logAge50=8.61, [Fe/H]50=0.0
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=959.961, MassTot=959.961
Almeida et al. (2025) AV=1.831, Dist=2672, logAge=8.557, MassRk=443.0

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