King 8
(OCL 448; MWSC 675)
Summary
King 8 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. It is located at a large distance from the Sun, above the mid-plane. It is very well-studied in the literature.
Positions
| Reference | RA | DEC | Plx | pmRA | pmDE | Rv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dias et al. (2002) | 87.35 | 33.633 | – | 2.58 | -4.04 | -1.0 |
| Chen et al. (2003) | 87.348 | 33.638 | – | – | – | – |
| Glushkova et al. (2010) | 87.329 | 33.627 | – | – | – | – |
| Kharchenko et al. (2012) | 87.327 | 33.63 | – | 0.78 | -3.99 | – |
| Loktin & Popova (2017) | 87.33 | 33.634 | – | 0.538 | -1.423 | -1.0 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) | 87.324 | 33.633 | 0.131 | 0.52 | -1.743 | – |
| Bica et al. (2019) | 87.321 | 33.636 | – | – | – | – |
| Soubiran et al. (2018) | 87.324 | 33.633 | – | – | – | 22.8 |
| Donor et al. (2020) | 87.327 | 33.63 | – | 0.89 | -1.47 | -0.9 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) | 87.324 | 33.633 | 0.131 | 0.52 | -1.743 | – |
| Dias et al. (2021) | 87.327 | 33.633 | 0.129 | 0.53 | -1.754 | – |
| Rain et al. (2021) | 87.324 | 33.633 | 0.131 | 0.52 | -1.743 | – |
| Jaehnig et al. (2021) | 87.325 | 33.633 | 0.143 | 0.48 | -1.747 | – |
| Hunt & Reffert (2023) | 87.327 | 33.635 | 0.177 | 0.458 | -1.704 | 1.595 |
| Cavallo et al. (2024) | 87.321 | 33.629 | 0.174 | – | – | – |
| Hunt & Reffert (2024) | 87.327 | 33.635 | 0.177 | 0.458 | -1.704 | 1.595 |
| Almeida et al. (2025) | 87.327 | 33.633 | – | – | – | – |
| Hu & Soubiran (2025) | 87.321 | 33.629 | – | – | – | – |
| UCC | 87.324 | 33.633 | 0.172 | 0.472 | -1.706 | -1.832 |
Estimated members
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Fundamental parameters
| Reference | Values |
|---|---|
| Dias et al. (2002) | E(B-V)=0.58, Dist=6403.0, Age=8.618, [Fe/H]=-0.46 |
| Chen et al. (2003) | E(B-V)=0.58, HDis=6403, Age=0.41, [Fe/H]_1=-0.46 |
| Glushkova et al. (2010) | E(B-V)=0.44, Dist=3100.0, Age=9.05 |
| Kharchenko et al. (2012) | e_bv=0.631, distance=4500, log_age=9.005, metallicity=-0.46 |
| Loktin & Popova (2017) | E(B-V)=0.563, Dist=6804, logt=8.603 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) | dmode=6241.1 |
| Soubiran et al. (2018) | dmode=6241.1 |
| Donor et al. (2020) | Fe/H=-0.16 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) | AVNN=1.38, DistPc=5517.0, AgeNN=8.92 |
| Dias et al. (2021) | Av=1.899, Dist=3944, logage=8.915, [Fe/H]=0.074 |
| Rain et al. (2021) | E(B-V)=0.58, Dist=6241.1, log(Age)=8.61, NBSS=3 |
| Jaehnig et al. (2021) | dmode=6.799 |
| Hunt & Reffert (2023) | AV50=2.101, diffAV50=2.078, MOD50=13.583, logAge50=8.701 |
| Cavallo et al. (2024) | AV50=1.77, dMod50=12.86, logAge50=9.03, [Fe/H]50=0.11 |
| Hunt & Reffert (2024) | MassJ=1769.50, MassTot=1769.50 |
| Almeida et al. (2025) | AV=1.899, Dist=3944, logAge=8.915, MassRk=868.1 |
| Hu & Soubiran (2025) | MA22=-0.3, MA23f=-0.48, MA23g=-0.32, MZ23=-0.48, MK24=-0.35, MF24=-0.48 |
Search coordinates in Bayestar19