NGC 2240

(MWSC 900)

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C3
N_50
r_50
DC 20 8.0
Summary

NGC 2240 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, well above the mid-plane. It is poorly studied in the literature.

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

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Piskunov et al. (2008) 98.284 35.249
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 98.332 35.265 -1.01 -1.54
Loktin & Popova (2017) 98.295 35.251 -0.506 -0.578 15.8
Bica et al. (2019) 98.306 35.258
Donor et al. (2020) 98.332 35.265 0.77 -1.71 26.4
           
UCC 98.345 35.243 0.22 -0.17 -1.774 29.448
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

NGC 2240 UCC

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Piskunov et al. (2008) E(B-V)=0.17, Dist=450, logt=9.5, logMA=1.404
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.146, distance=1551, log_age=9.2
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.043, Dist=1827, logt=9.0
Donor et al. (2020) Fe/H=-0.15

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