NGC 1545
(Collinder 49; MWSC 369; OCL 399; FoF 2322; LISC 3450)
0.91
UTI
0.84
CN
0.97
Cdens
0.75
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
336
Core radius and density
2.5 [pc], 4.8 [pc-2]
- CN 0.84 Rich
- Cdens 0.97 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
NGC 1545 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a close distance, near the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, intermediate-age cluster, but with a large variance across recent sources for the age, metallicity, and mass parameters (see Parameters). It is very well-studied in the literature.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 65.202 | 50.208 | 1.395 | -2.019 | -0.138 | -14.285 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 65.202 | 50.221 | 1.367 | -1.957 | -0.082 | â |
| Yang et al. | 2025 | 65.277 | 50.248 | â | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 65.176 | 50.228 | â | â | â | â |
| Alfonso et al. | 2024 | 65.202 | 50.205 | 1.368 | -2.033 | -0.106 | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | 65.277 | 50.248 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 65.277 | 50.248 | 1.382 | -2.022 | -0.135 | -13.295 |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 65.203 | 50.215 | 1.393 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 65.277 | 50.248 | 1.382 | -2.022 | -0.135 | -13.295 |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 65.188 | 50.26 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 65.284 | 50.252 | â | â | â | â |
| He et al. | 2022 | 65.224 | 50.246 | 1.403 | -2.042 | -0.097 | â |
| Tarricq et al. | 2022 | 65.227 | 50.205 | 1.407 | -2.033 | -0.109 | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 65.281 | 50.253 | 1.385 | -1.945 | -0.108 | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 65.202 | 50.221 | 1.367 | -1.957 | -0.082 | â |
| Richer et al. | 2021 | 65.193 | 50.23 | 1.356 | -1.964 | -0.112 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 65.176 | 50.228 | 1.361 | -1.965 | -0.088 | -11.386 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 65.202 | 50.221 | 1.367 | -1.957 | -0.082 | â |
| Zhong et al. | 2020 | 65.202 | 50.221 | â | -1.957 | -0.082 | -10.042 |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 65.202 | 50.221 | 1.367 | -1.957 | -0.082 | â |
| Liu & Pang | 2019 | 65.267 | 50.288 | 1.348 | -1.975 | -0.093 | â |
| Bossini et al. | 2019 | 65.202 | 50.221 | â | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 65.202 | 50.221 | â | â | â | -11.36 |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 65.212 | 50.249 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 65.202 | 50.221 | 1.367 | -1.957 | -0.082 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2018 | â | â | â | 0.12 | -1.77 | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 65.295 | 50.252 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 65.235 | 50.254 | â | -1.174 | 1.228 | -10.8 |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 65.237 | 50.253 | â | -0.23 | -1.35 | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 65.295 | 50.252 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 65.284 | 50.252 | â | â | â | â |
| Netopil et al. | 2016 | 65.237 | 50.253 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 65.237 | 50.253 | â | -0.22 | -1.52 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 65.295 | 50.252 | â | -0.44 | 1.46 | -10.8 |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 65.238 | 50.253 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 65.295 | 50.252 | â | -0.44 | 1.46 | -10.84 |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 65.234 | 50.249 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2007 | 65.23 | 50.25 | â | 0.21 | â | -10.84 |
| Piskunov et al. | 2007 | 65.234 | 50.249 | â | â | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | 65.25 | 50.25 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 65.225 | 50.25 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 65.23 | 50.25 | â | -1.63 | -1.0 | -12.7 |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 65.25 | 50.28 | â | -0.9 | -0.53 | â |
| Chen et al. | 2003 | 65.267 | 50.242 | â | 0.45 | -3.12 | -12.0 |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 65.237 | 50.253 | â | -0.22 | -1.52 | -12.42 |
| Lynga | 1987 | 65.223 | 50.242 | â | â | â | -15.0 |
| Sulentic et al. | 1973 | 65.222 | 50.259 | â | â | â | â |
đĄ 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] | Bfrac | BSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 0.72 | 0.96 | 1.63 | 204 | -0.060 | 73 | 0.56 | 0 |
| Liu et al. | 2025 | 1.24 | 0.45 | â | 71 | â | â | â | â |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 0.70 | 0.91 | â | 229 | 0.034 | â | â | â |
| Yang et al. | 2025 | â | â | â | 100 | -0.140(3) | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 0.70 | 1.09 | â | 208 | â | 352 | â | â |
| Alfonso et al. | 2024 | 0.73 | 0.77 | â | 138 | 0.076 | â | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | â | -0.121(1) | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 0.68 | 0.99 | 1.63 | 99 | â | 448(1) | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 0.73 | 1.12 | â | 138 | 0.370 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 0.68 | 0.99 | 1.63 | 99 | â | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 0.69 | 1.24 | â | 134 | -0.030 | 287(1) | 0.56 | â |
| Deng & Li | 2023 | 0.52 | 0.62 | â | 1000 | -0.069 | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 646 | â | 7 | â | â |
| He et al. | 2022 | â | 1.30 | â | 79 | â | â | â | â |
| Tarricq et al. | 2022 | 0.72 | â | â | 120 | â | â | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 0.72(1) | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 0.72 | 0.91 | â | 102 | â | â | â | 0 |
| Richer et al. | 2021 | â | 1.09 | â | 110 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 0.70 | 1.09 | â | 208 | 0.075 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 0.73 | 0.77 | â | 110 | â | â | â | â |
| Kounkel et al. | 2020 | 0.71 | 1.10 | â | 204 | â | â | â | â |
| Zhong et al. | 2020 | 0.72(1) | 0.93 | â | 8019 | 0.021 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 0.72 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Liu & Pang | 2019 | â | â | â | 66 | 0.250 | â | â | â |
| Bossini et al. | 2019 | 0.70 | 0.92 | â | 104 | -0.060 | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 0.72 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 0.72 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 0.86 | â | â | 646 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 0.73 | 0.97 | â | 276 | â | â | â | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 0.86 | 1.12 | â | 646 | â | 58 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 0.86 | 1.12 | â | 646 | â | â | â | â |
| Netopil et al. | 2016 | 8.69 | â | â | 280 | -0.060(2) | â | â | â |
| Heiter et al. | 2014 | â | â | â | â | -0.060 | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 0.86 | 1.12 | â | 646 | -0.060 | â | â | â |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 0.71 | â | â | 281 | -0.130 | 58 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 0.86 | 1.12 | â | 646 | -0.060 | â | â | â |
| Paunzen et al. | 2010 | â | â | â | â | -0.130 | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 0.71 | 0.95 | â | 141 | â | 88(1) | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2007 | 0.71 | 0.95 | â | 141 | â | 14 | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | â | 0.95 | â | 282 | â | â | â | 0 |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 0.71 | 0.95 | â | 282 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 0.71 | 0.95 | â | 141 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 0.71 | 0.95 | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Chen et al. | 2003 | 0.71 | 0.96 | â | 280 | -0.060(1) | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 0.71 | 0.96 | â | 281 | -0.130 | â | â | â |
| Lynga | 1987 | 0.80 | 1.07 | â | 195 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA


Liu et al. (2025)
Classified as primordial binary cluster 276 along with UPK_325.
Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: good fit. Isochrone match: good fit. Gold sample.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.
Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.99 (50th percentile).
Hunt & Reffert (2023)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.99 (50th percentile).
Richer et al. (2021)
The expected number of WDs is 3.3, 0 WD candidates found, and 0 WD candidates found in the wide search.
Hu et al. (2021)
Ellipticities (core, all): e_core=0.1227, e_all=0.0462.
Rain et al. (2021)
This cluster was include in (Dias et al., 2002A&A...389..871D, Cat. B/ocl) however, parameters log(t)=8.019, Av=0.917, [Fe/H]=-0.060 were taken from Bossini et al. (2019A&A...623A.108B, Cat. J/A+A/623/A108). The distance d=668.6 (dmode+01) of Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018A&A...618A..93C, Cat. J/A+A18/A93) was use to fit the isochrone.
Ahumada & Lapasset (2007)
Only the photoelectric data of (1961PUSNO..17..343H) were examined.