NGC 3446 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate^* distance, well above 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 12 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~4.92 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~1.49 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.

Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	–	163.084	-45.098	0.203	-6.076	1.506	–
Dias et al.	2014	163.05	-45.148	–	-8.06	2.31	–
Dias et al.	2002	163.05	-45.148	–	-8.26	2.23	–

💡 Note: The UCC values are estimated from its identified members.