NGC 2348

(ESO 088 01; MWSC 1075)

0.13 UTI

0.0

C_N

0.0

C_dens

0.62

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

C3 classification AC

Number of members (P>50%) 21

Radius (P>50% members) 8.3 [arcmin]

C_N 0.0 Sparse
C_dens 0.0 Very loose
C_C3 0.62 Intermediate quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

📥 Members 📊 Colab 🔬 Bayestar19 🔍 CDS 🔍 Simbad 🔍 CDS (α, δ) 🔍 Simbad (α, δ)

Overview

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NGC 2348 is a sparse, very loose object of intermediate C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a very large^* distance, well below the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as an old cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 7 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~97.09 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~1.59 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.

Relatively close Low extinction Old

Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020)
Loose grouping marked as unverified or non-existent. Listed in catalogues with parameters but commonly classified as a cluster remnant. More details in Appendix A of the article.

Data

🔍 Search references for NGC 2348 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	–	105.624	-67.404	0.01	1.297	1.194	–
Bica et al.	2019	105.785	-67.408	–	–	–	–
Loktin & Popova	2017	105.765	-67.39	–	-0.788	3.07	–
Dias et al.	2002	105.763	-67.412	–	-3.37	6.47	–

💡 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]	Bfr	BSS
Loktin & Popova	2017	2.11	0.47	–	6310	–	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2002	1.07	0.40	–	1820	–	–	–	–

Visualization

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