NGC 1785 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a very large^* distance, well below the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as an old cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 9 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~-58.14 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~2.18 kpc).

⚠️ Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (C_dup=1.0) indicate that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.

Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	–	74.696	-68.816	-0.017	1.878	0.075	–
Loktin & Popova	2017	74.64	-68.843	–	-6.041	4.061	9.7
Dias et al.	2014	74.646	-68.844	–	2.86	-1.23	9.7
Dias et al.	2002	74.646	-68.844	–	3.43	-1.78	9.7

💡 Note: The UCC values are estimated from its identified members.