Melotte 182

(Collinder 353; NGC 6469; MWSC 2735; OCL 21; ESO 589 18)

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C3
N_50
r_50
AA 68 3.0
Summary

Melotte 182 is a moderately populated, very dense object of very high C3 quality. It is located at a relatively close distance from the Sun, above the mid-plane. It is well-studied in the literature.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 268.3 -22.275 0.14 -2.89
Kharchenko et al. (2003) 268.3 -22.34 2.66 -2.82
Kharchenko et al. (2005) 268.3 -22.32 3.04 -1.2
Piskunov et al. (2008) 268.295 -22.322
Kharchenko et al. (2013) 268.305 -22.315 0.84 -4.51
Kharchenko et al. (2016) 268.297 -22.316
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) 268.277 -22.3 0.587 0.638 0.813
Bica et al. (2019) 268.31 -22.318
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) 268.277 -22.3 0.587 0.638 0.813
Dias et al. (2021) 268.278 -22.295 0.598 0.634 0.814
Just et al. (2023) 268.297 -22.316
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 268.268 -22.305 0.578 0.722 0.747 -1.914
Cavallo et al. (2024) 268.271 -22.293 0.579
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 268.268 -22.305 0.578 0.722 0.747 -1.914
Almeida et al. (2025) 268.278 -22.295
           
UCC 268.271 -22.298 0.584 0.687 0.782 -8.464
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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.58, Dist=1100.0, Age=8.4
Kharchenko et al. (2003) E(B-V)=0.3, Dist=625
Kharchenko et al. (2005) E(B-V)=0.3, Dist=550, logt=8.36
Piskunov et al. (2008) E(B-V)=0.3, Dist=550, logt=8.36, logMA=1.005
Kharchenko et al. (2013) E(B-V)=0.333, d=690.0, logt=8.875
Kharchenko et al. (2016) E(B-V)=0.333, d=690.0, logt=8.875
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) dmode=1623.3
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) AVNN=1.62, DistPc=1710.0, AgeNN=7.84
Dias et al. (2021) Av=2.055, Dist=1602, logage=7.943, [Fe/H]=0.304
Just et al. (2023) logt=8.875, logmt=1.619
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=2.227, diffAV50=2.026, MOD50=11.032, logAge50=7.448
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=2.46, dMod50=10.52, logAge50=8.11, [Fe/H]50=-0.44
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=791.750, MassTot=901.854
Almeida et al. (2025) AV=2.055, Dist=1602, logAge=7.943, MassRk=259.1

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