NGC 281-west

(NGC 281W)

0.01 UTI

0.71

C_N

1.0

C_dens

1.0

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

0.01

C_dup

N_m (P>50%) 92

Core radius and density 1.4 [pc], 5.9 [pc^-2]

C3 classification AA

C_N 0.71 Moderately populated
C_dens 1.0 Very dense
C_C3 1.0 Very high quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 0.01 Very likely duplicate

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Overview

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NGC 281-west is a moderately populated, very dense object of very high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, 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.

⚠️ Warning: This is very likely a duplicate object, which shares a large percentage of members with at least one previously reported entry. See table with shared members information.

Relatively close

Bica et al. (2003)
Classified as infrared cluster (IRC).

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

Data

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	99999–	13.186	56.622	0.339	-2.379	-1.511	-73.406
Lada & Lada	2003	13.099	56.562	–	–	–	–
Bica et al.	2003	13.091	56.572	–	–	–	–

💡 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–	2.1	–	–	–	–	130	–	–
Lada & Lada	2003	2.10	–	–	–	–	130	–	–

Cluster	%	RA	DEC	Plx	pmRA	pmDE	Rv	UTI
NGC 281	98.9	13.22	56.63	0.33	-2.36	-1.5	-67.2	0.54
IC 1590	97.8	13.22	56.63	0.34	-2.36	-1.49	-73.17	0.05

💡 Note: The % column shows the percentage of members that NGC 281-west shares with each listed object.

Visualization

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