NGC 2024

0.05 UTI

0.0

C_N

0.02

C_dens

0.25

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

N₅₀ (P>50% members) 15

Stellar density (N₅₀/rad) 0.1 [N/pc²]

C3 classification CC

C_N 0.0 Sparse
C_dens 0.02 Very loose
C_C3 0.25 Low quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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MOCA 🔍 CDS 🔍 Simbad 🔍 CDS (α, δ) 🔍 Simbad (α, δ)

Overview

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NGC 2024 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a large^* distance, well below the mid-plane. It is catalogued as a cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 23 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~7.31 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~0.40 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.

Very close

Lada & Lada (2003)
Embedded cluster within ∼2 Kpc of the Sun.

Data

🔍 Search references for NGC 2024 in: SciX Simbad

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	99999–	85.422	-0.866	0.137	-0.04	-0.554	–
Lada & Lada	2003	85.427	-0.896	–	–	–	–

💡 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]	B_frac	BSS
UCC	99999–	0.4	–	–	–	–	180	–	–
Lada & Lada	2003	0.40	–	–	–	–	180	–	–

Visualization

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