NGC 3324

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0.91 UTI
0.78
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
C3 classification AB
Number of members (P>50%) 180
Radius (P>50% members) 3.2 [arcmin]
  • CN 0.78 Rich
  • Cdens 1.0 Very dense
  • CC3 0.75 High quality
  • Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
  • Cdup 1.0 Unique
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Overview
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NGC 3324 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, near the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, very young cluster (see Parameters). It is very well-studied in the literature.
Relatively close Moderate extinction Near-solar metallicity Very young

Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: intermediate fit. Isochrone match: intermediate fit. Silver sample.

Cavallo et al. (2024)
Silver sample.

Data
🔍 Search references for NGC 3324 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 – 159.333 -58.623 0.373 -7.082 2.798 -21.009
Almeida et al. 2025 159.372 -58.625 – – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2024 159.325 -58.624 0.379 -7.096 2.804 111.458
Celli et al. 2024 159.341 -58.615 – – – –
Cavallo et al. 2024 159.33 -58.63 0.381 – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2023 159.325 -58.624 0.379 -7.096 2.804 111.458
Jaehnig et al. 2021 159.341 -58.632 0.398 -7.21 3.067 –
Rain et al. 2021 159.341 -58.615 0.356 -7.112 2.782 –
Dias et al. 2021 159.372 -58.625 0.351 -7.128 2.767 –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020 159.341 -58.615 0.356 -7.112 2.782 –
Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020 159.341 -58.615 0.356 -7.112 2.782 –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2018 159.341 -58.615 0.356 -7.112 2.782 –
Loktin & Popova 2017 159.33 -58.641 – -7.46 3.11 -7.7
Dias et al. 2014 159.333 -58.642 – -5.44 -1.31 –
Gozha et al. 2012 159.333 -58.642 – – – –
Piskunov et al. 2008 159.318 -58.639 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2007 159.33 -58.64 – 0.16 – -8.5
van den Bergh 2006 159.325 -58.633 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2005 159.33 -58.64 – -7.81 3.77 -8.5
Kharchenko et al. 2003 159.31 -58.62 – -12.2 5.07 –
Dias et al. 2002 159.333 -58.642 – -7.46 3.11 -8.5
Dambis 1999 159.333 -58.642 – – – –

💡 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
Almeida et al. 2025 2.49 1.64 – 6 – 416 – –
Hunt & Reffert 2024 – – – – – 383* – –
Celli et al. 2024 – – – 11 – 444 – –
Cavallo et al. 2024 2.04 1.30 – 8 -0.040 – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2023 2.40 1.90 1.69 6 – – – –
Jaehnig et al. 2021 2.52* – – – – – – –
Rain et al. 2021 2.60 1.33 – 6 – – – 0
Dias et al. 2021 2.49 1.64 – 6 0.294 – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020 2.39 1.19 – 11 – – – –
Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020 2.60 – – – – – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2018 2.60 – – – – – – –
Loktin & Popova 2017 2.30 1.43 – 6 – – – –
Gozha et al. 2012 2.32 – – 6 – 2692 – –
Piskunov et al. 2008 2.30 1.43 – 5 – – – –
van den Bergh 2006 2.32 1.36 – 6 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2005 2.30 1.43 – 5 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2003 2.33 1.36 – – – – – –
Dias et al. 2002 2.32 1.36 – 6 -0.474 – – –
Dambis 1999 2.55 1.46 – 3 – – – –

(*): Indicates that this parameter is assigned more than one value in the corresponding reference.

Visualization
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NGC 3324 UCC
NGC 3324 HUNT23
NGC 3324 CANTAT20
Galactocentric position diagram