Melotte 179

(Collinder 349; IC 4665; MWSC 2689; OCL 85; FoF 2432; OCSN 206)

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C3
N_50
r_50
AA 348 32.3
Summary

Melotte 179 is a rich, very dense object of very high C3 quality. It is located at a very close distance from the Sun, above the mid-plane. It is very well-studied in the literature.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dambis (1999) 266.575 5.717
Dias et al. (2002) 266.575 5.717 -0.86 -8.1 -15.95
Chen et al. (2003) 266.55 5.708 -0.99 -7.77 -13.0
Kharchenko et al. (2003) 266.53 5.66 -0.3 -6.76
Kharchenko et al. (2005) 266.58 5.72 -0.57 -7.4 -10.26
Piskunov et al. (2007) 266.577 5.716
Kharchenko et al. (2007) 266.58 5.72 1.0 -10.26
Piskunov et al. (2008) 266.577 5.716
Kharchenko et al. (2013) 266.565 5.695 -0.6 -8.0 -12.2
Kharchenko et al. (2016) 266.558 5.694
Loktin & Popova (2017) 266.58 5.717 -0.86 -8.1 -12.2
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) 266.554 5.615 2.868 -0.909 -8.52
Bica et al. (2019) 266.551 5.665
Soubiran et al. (2018) 266.554 5.615 -14.4
Bossini et al. (2019) 266.554 5.615
Liu & Pang (2019) 266.438 5.681 2.896 -0.905 -8.477
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) 266.554 5.615 2.868 -0.909 -8.52
Dias et al. (2021) 266.554 5.58 2.86 -0.896 -8.504 -14.142
Rain et al. (2021) 266.554 5.615 2.868 -0.909 -8.52
Jaehnig et al. (2021) 266.543 5.658 2.909 -0.942 -8.494
He et al. (2022) 266.512 5.597 2.9 -0.87 -8.555
Just et al. (2023) 266.558 5.694
Qin et al. (2023) 266.47 5.7 2.88 -0.89 -8.54 -14.74
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 266.532 5.635 2.867 -0.881 -8.532 -17.295
Cavallo et al. (2024) 266.588 5.56 2.877
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 266.532 5.635 2.867 -0.881 -8.532 -17.295
Zhang et al. (2024) 266.532 5.635
Alfonso et al. (2024) 266.597 5.595 2.855 -0.838 -8.521
Almeida et al. (2025) 266.554 5.58
           
UCC 266.568 5.576 2.897 -0.851 -8.533 -15.003
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dambis (1999) E_B-V_=0.192, DM0=7.57, log_age_=7.6
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.174, Dist=352.0, Age=7.634, [Fe/H]=-0.03
Chen et al. (2003) HDis=352, Age=0.04
Kharchenko et al. (2003) E(B-V)=0.17, Dist=352
Kharchenko et al. (2005) E(B-V)=0.17, Dist=352, logt=7.63
Piskunov et al. (2007) E(B-V)=0.17, Dist=352, logt=7.63, logM=2.145
Piskunov et al. (2008) E(B-V)=0.17, Dist=352, logt=7.63, logM=2.414, logMA=2.681
Kharchenko et al. (2013) E(B-V)=0.171, d=352.0, logt=7.63, [Fe/H]=-0.03
Kharchenko et al. (2016) E(B-V)=0.171, d=352.0, logt=7.63
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.175, Dist=352, logt=7.634
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) dmode=345.2
Soubiran et al. (2018) dmode=345.2
Bossini et al. (2019) AV=0.397, Dist=7.45, logA=7.581, Fe/H=-0.03
Liu & Pang (2019) Age=0.033, Z=0.25
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) AVNN=0.45, DistPc=354.0, AgeNN=7.52
Dias et al. (2021) Av=0.713, Dist=329, logage=7.728, [Fe/H]=-0.005
Rain et al. (2021) E(B-V)=0.12, Dist=345.2, log(Age)=7.58, NBSS=0
Jaehnig et al. (2021) dmode=0.344
He et al. (2022) A0=0.9, logAge=7.55
Just et al. (2023) logt=7.63, logmt=1.752
Qin et al. (2023) E(B-V)=0.23, m-M=8.33, logt=7.45
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=0.559, diffAV50=0.978, MOD50=7.634, logAge50=7.515
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=0.94, dMod50=7.81, logAge50=7.34, [Fe/H]50=0.14
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=251.376, MassTot=278.865
Zhang et al. (2024) [Fe/H]ANN=-0.0192, [Fe/H]MCMC=0.02260
Alfonso et al. (2024) AV=0.44972, MOD=7.74965, logAge=7.53804, Z=-0.0045
Almeida et al. (2025) AV=0.713, Dist=329, logAge=7.728, MassRk=189.9

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