NGC 2368

(Collinder 138; MWSC 1186; OCL 571)

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0.20 UTI
0.0
CN
0.01
Cdens
0.12
CC3
0.44
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%) 17
Core radius and density 10 [pc], 0.04 [pc-2]
C3 classification DC
  • CN 0.0 Sparse
  • Cdens 0.01 Very loose
  • CC3 0.12 Very low quality
  • Clit 0.44 Poorly studied
  • Cdup 1.0 Unique
πŸ“₯ Members πŸ“Š Colab πŸ”¬ Bayestar19 MOCAMOCA πŸ” CDS πŸ” Simbad πŸ” CDS (Ξ±, Ξ΄) πŸ” Simbad (Ξ±, Ξ΄)

Overview
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NGC 2368 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, above the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a massive, intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is poorly studied in the literature.

Dias et al. (2016)
No cluster (Piatti, A. E.; ClariΓ‘, J. J.; Ahumada, A. V. 2011, NewA 16, 161); cat V3.5 (Jan 2016)

Piatti et al. (2011)
Not a genuine open cluster.

Data
πŸ” Search references for NGC 2368 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– 110.264 -10.339 0.256 -1.435 1.285 68.186
Just et al. 2023 110.266 -10.333 – – – –
Bica et al. 2019 110.271 -10.366 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2016 110.266 -10.333 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2013 110.272 -10.335 – 0.6 4.36 –
Dias et al. 2002 110.275 -10.372 – – – –
Lynga 1987 110.236 -10.385 – – – –
Sulentic et al. 1973 110.247 -10.381 – – – –
Alter et al. 1970 110.236 -10.385 – – – –

πŸ’‘ 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 99999– 4.89 1.51 – 944 – 1774 – –
Just et al. 2023 – – – 944 – 1774 – –
Kharchenko et al. 2016 4.89 1.51 – 944 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2013 4.89 1.51 – 944 – – – –
Dias et al. 2002 – 0.38 – 50 – – – –

Visualization
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NGC 2368 UCC
Galactocentric position diagram