M17

0.48 UTI

0.64

C_N

1.0

C_dens

0.75

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

N₅₀ (P>50% members) 79

Stellar density (N₅₀/rad) 93.4 [N/pc²]

C3 classification AB

C_N 0.64 Moderately populated
C_dens 1.0 Very dense
C_C3 0.75 High quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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Overview

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M17 is a moderately populated, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a relatively close distance, near the mid-plane. It is catalogued as a cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 23 years.

Relatively close

Lada & Lada (2003)
Embedded cluster within ∼2 Kpc of the Sun.

Data

🔍 Search references for M17 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–	275.128	-16.182	0.569	0.469	-1.457	45.164
Lada & Lada	2003	275.108	-16.177	–	–	–	–

💡 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–	1.8	–	–	–	–	890	–	–
Lada & Lada	2003	1.80	–	–	–	–	890	–	–

Visualization

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