Melotte 72
(Collinder 156; OCL 581; FSR 1215; MWSC 1293; FoF 586)
Summary
Melotte 72 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, above the mid-plane. It is very well-studied in the literature.
This object shares a very small percentage of members with a later reported entry.
Positions
| Reference | RA | DEC | Plx | pmRA | pmDE | Rv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dias et al. (2002) | 114.6 | -10.683 | – | -3.86 | -0.26 | – |
| Kharchenko et al. (2012) | 114.62 | -10.7 | – | -0.04 | 0.48 | – |
| Loktin & Popova (2017) | 114.63 | -10.705 | – | 0.358 | 1.77 | – |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) | 114.618 | -10.698 | 0.369 | -4.159 | 3.68 | – |
| Bica et al. (2019) | 114.609 | -10.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Soubiran et al. (2018) | 114.618 | -10.698 | – | – | – | 71.5 |
| Liu & Pang (2019) | 114.626 | -10.701 | 0.381 | -4.158 | 3.679 | – |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) | 114.618 | -10.698 | 0.369 | -4.159 | 3.68 | – |
| Dias et al. (2021) | 114.619 | -10.701 | 0.372 | -4.18 | 3.681 | 71.304 |
| Hunt & Reffert (2023) | 114.619 | -10.698 | 0.375 | -4.15 | 3.692 | 60.933 |
| Cavallo et al. (2024) | 114.622 | -10.7 | 0.375 | – | – | – |
| Hunt & Reffert (2024) | 114.619 | -10.698 | 0.375 | -4.15 | 3.692 | 60.933 |
| Almeida et al. (2025) | 114.619 | -10.701 | – | – | – | – |
| Hu & Soubiran (2025) | 114.622 | -10.7 | – | – | – | – |
| UCC | 114.624 | -10.702 | 0.377 | -4.152 | 3.684 | 70.74 |
Estimated members
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Fundamental parameters
| Reference | Values |
|---|---|
| Dias et al. (2002) | E(B-V)=0.2, Dist=3981.0, Age=8.78, [Fe/H]=-0.38 |
| Kharchenko et al. (2012) | e_bv=0.229, distance=3963, log_age=8.865, metallicity=-0.38 |
| Loktin & Popova (2017) | E(B-V)=0.035, Dist=3688, logt=9.13 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) | dmode=2514.7 |
| Soubiran et al. (2018) | dmode=2514.7 |
| Liu & Pang (2019) | Age=1.15, Z=0.0 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) | AVNN=0.41, DistPc=2684.0, AgeNN=8.99 |
| Dias et al. (2021) | Av=0.537, Dist=2433, logage=9.078, [Fe/H]=-0.14 |
| Hunt & Reffert (2023) | AV50=0.138, diffAV50=0.534, MOD50=11.87, logAge50=9.106 |
| Cavallo et al. (2024) | AV50=0.4, dMod50=11.92, logAge50=9.08, [Fe/H]50=0.11 |
| Hunt & Reffert (2024) | MassJ=1552.61, MassTot=1583.52 |
| Almeida et al. (2025) | AV=0.537, Dist=2433, logAge=9.078, MassRk=757.1 |
| Hu & Soubiran (2025) | MA22=-0.2, MA23f=-0.38, MA23g=-0.17, MZ23=-0.38, MK24=-0.28, MF24=-0.24 |
Search coordinates in Bayestar19
Cluster region map
Objects with shared members
| Cluster | % | RA | DEC | Plx | pmRA | pmDE | Rv | UTI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinder 467 | 5.6 | 114.73 | -10.65 | 0.37 | -4.16 | 3.71 | 70.4 | 0.0 |