Loden 2159 is a sparse, loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate^* distance, below the mid-plane, affected by very high extinction. It is catalogued as an intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is poorly studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 7 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~2.58 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~6.11 kpc).

⚠️ Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (C_dup=1.0) indicate that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.

Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	–	233.509	-58.129	0.387	-6.708	-3.211	–
Bica et al.	2019	233.425	-58.136	–	–	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2016	233.403	-58.134	–	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2014	233.413	-58.15	–	-1.82	-2.26	–
Kharchenko et al.	2013	233.415	-58.135	–	0.75	-1.34	–

💡 Note: The UCC values are estimated from its identified members.