NGC 2579

0.30 UTI

0.32

C_N

0.28

C_dens

0.25

C_C3

0.31

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

C3 classification DB

Number of members (P>50%) 32

Radius (P>50% members) 2.7 [arcmin]

C_N 0.32 Poorly populated
C_dens 0.28 Loose
C_C3 0.25 Low quality
C_lit 0.31 Poorly studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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Overview

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NGC 2579 is a poorly populated, loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a large^* distance, near the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as a young cluster (see Parameters). It is poorly studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 9 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~6.04 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~1.03 kpc).

Note: This object shares a significant percentage of members with a later reported entry. See table with shared members information.

⚠️ 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 Young

Data

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	–	125.223	-36.217	0.166	-2.443	3.046	–
Loktin & Popova	2017	125.22	-36.217	–	-3.39	0.64	1.6
Dias et al.	2014	125.217	-36.217	–	-3.93	0.64	–
Gozha et al.	2012	125.217	-36.217	–	–	–	–
van den Bergh	2006	125.221	-36.213	–	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2002	125.217	-36.217	–	-3.93	0.64	1.65

💡 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	0.89	0.42	–	56	–	–	–	–
Gozha et al.	2012	1.03	–	–	41	–	–	–	–
van den Bergh	2006	1.03	0.46	–	41	–	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2002	1.03	0.46	–	41	–	–	–	–

Cluster	%	RA	DEC	Plx	pmRA	pmDE	Rv	UTI
CWNU 4164	75.0	125.22	-36.22	0.16	-2.43	3.01	–	0.01

💡 Note: The % column shows the percentage of members that NGC 2579 shares with each listed object.

Visualization

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