NGC 3520

0.13 UTI

0.26

C_N

0.13

C_dens

0.25

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

N₅₀ (P>50% members) 26

Stellar density (N₅₀/rad) 0.6 [N/pc²]

C3 classification CC

C_N 0.26 Poorly populated
C_dens 0.13 Very loose
C_C3 0.25 Low quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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Overview

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NGC 3520 is a poorly populated, very loose object of 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 (~2.11 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~1245.00 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.

Extremely distant Low extinction Old

Dias et al. (2002)
Asterism (Archinal, B. A. & Hynes, S. J. 2003); cat V3.5 (Jan 2016)

Data

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	99999–	166.784	-18.061	0.474	-7.529	-3.752	-8.196
Tadross	2014	166.783	-18.023	–	–	–	–

💡 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–	1245.0	0.09	–	3200	–	–	–	–
Tadross	2014	1245.00	0.09	–	3200	–	–	–	–

Visualization

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