NGC 433
(MWSC 110)
0.91
UTI
0.82
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
296
Core radius and density
1.5 [pc], 10 [pc-2]
- CN 0.82 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
NGC 433 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, below the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, young cluster, but with a large variance across recent sources for the age, metallicity, and mass parameters (see Parameters). It is very well-studied in the literature.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 18.801 | 60.135 | 0.47 | -1.448 | -0.79 | -23.02 |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 18.793 | 60.132 | â | â | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | 18.79 | 60.132 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 18.79 | 60.132 | 0.468 | -1.447 | -0.814 | -28.091 |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 18.779 | 60.127 | 0.474 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 18.79 | 60.132 | 0.468 | -1.447 | -0.814 | -28.091 |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 18.788 | 60.132 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 18.791 | 60.12 | â | â | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 18.791 | 60.128 | 0.497 | -1.441 | -0.709 | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 18.798 | 60.133 | 0.463 | -1.422 | -0.72 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 18.793 | 60.132 | 0.473 | -1.44 | -0.732 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 18.798 | 60.133 | 0.463 | -1.422 | -0.72 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 18.798 | 60.133 | 0.463 | -1.422 | -0.72 | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 18.798 | 60.133 | â | â | â | -34.94 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 18.798 | 60.133 | 0.463 | -1.422 | -0.72 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2018 | â | â | â | -0.73 | -0.65 | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 18.801 | 60.123 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 18.795 | 60.127 | â | -2.264 | -0.731 | -36.9 |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 18.796 | 60.127 | â | -1.87 | 1.0 | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 18.801 | 60.123 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 18.791 | 60.12 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 18.801 | 60.123 | â | -2.32 | -1.6 | -36.9 |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 18.796 | 60.127 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 18.801 | 60.123 | â | -2.32 | -1.6 | -36.91 |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 18.796 | 60.126 | â | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 18.78 | 60.126 | â | â | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | 18.8 | 60.133 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 18.8 | 60.133 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 18.79 | 60.13 | â | -5.7 | -0.37 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 18.81 | 60.14 | â | -3.84 | -0.62 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 18.796 | 60.127 | â | -2.32 | -1.6 | -36.91 |
| Lynga | 1987 | 18.822 | 60.134 | â | â | â | â |
| Sulentic et al. | 1973 | 18.823 | 60.132 | â | â | â | â |
đĄ 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] | Bfrac | BSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 2.0 | 1.89 | 2.63 | 65 | -0.282 | 479 | 0.51 | 0 |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 1.80 | 2.00 | â | 38 | â | 546 | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | â | -0.461(1) | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 2.63 | 148 | â | 1023(1) | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 2.12 | 2.27 | â | 174 | 0.110 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 2.63 | 148 | â | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 1.82 | 2.24 | â | 72 | -0.104 | 459(1) | 0.51 | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 65 | â | 52 | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 2.01(1) | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 2.03 | 2.71 | â | 32 | â | â | â | 0 |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 1.80 | 2.00 | â | 38 | 0.048 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 2.05 | 1.80 | â | 138 | â | â | â | â |
| Kounkel et al. | 2020 | 2.03 | 1.80 | â | 151 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 2.03 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 2.03 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 2.03 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 1.65 | â | â | 65 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 1.92 | 2.53 | â | 11 | â | â | â | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 1.65 | 1.89 | â | 65 | â | 479 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 1.65 | 1.89 | â | 65 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 1.65 | 1.89 | â | 65 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2012 | â | â | â | â | â | 993 | â | â |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 2.32 | â | â | 32 | -0.680 | 479 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 1.65 | 1.89 | â | 65 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 1.75(1) | 1.89 | â | 56 | â | â | â | â |
| Paunzen et al. | 2010 | â | â | â | â | -0.680 | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 2.00 | 1.74 | â | 45 | â | â | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | â | 2.71 | â | 32 | â | â | â | 0 |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 2.32 | 2.71 | â | 32 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 2.00 | 1.74 | â | 45 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 2.32 | 2.27 | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 2.32 | 2.71 | â | 32 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA


Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: intermediate fit. Isochrone match: intermediate fit. Silver sample.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.
Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.95 (50th percentile).
Hunt & Reffert (2023)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.95 (50th percentile).
Hu et al. (2021)
Ellipticities (core, all): e_core=0.1617, e_all=0.0805.
Ahumada & Lapasset (2007)
The colour-magnitude diagram of stars inside a radius of 3' around the centre of coordinates was examined.