NGC 1520

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UTI:
UCC Trust Index

C_N C_dens C_C3 C_lit C_dup
0.0 0.0 0.75 0.25 1.0
C3
N_50
r_50
AB 23 9.3
Summary

NGC 1520 is a sparse, very loose object of high C3 quality. It is located at a very large distance from the Sun, well below the mid-plane. It is poorly studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 8 years.

Warning: contains less than 25 stars with P>0.5 estimated.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 59.462 -76.795 – 4.39 3.83 –
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 59.468 -76.8 – 4.96 -3.37 –
Loktin & Popova (2017) 59.46 -76.794 – 3.575 5.339 –
           
UCC 59.521 -76.762 0.041 1.793 -0.437 –
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

NGC 1520 UCC

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.06, Dist=775.0, Age=9.3
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.0, distance=1023, log_age=9.43
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.208, Dist=1089, logt=9.56

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