NGC 436
(MWSC 111; FoF 73)
0.96
UTI
0.81
CN
1.0
Cdens
1.0
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Stellar density (N50/rad)
38.6 [N/pc2]
- CN 0.81 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 1.0 Very high quality
- Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
NGC 436 is a rich, very dense object of very 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 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 | 18.996 | 58.822 | 0.276 | -0.987 | -0.656 | -71.965 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 19.001 | 58.82 | 0.262 | -0.986 | -0.577 | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 18.996 | 58.825 | â | â | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | 19.0 | 58.815 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 19.001 | 58.815 | 0.277 | -0.981 | -0.664 | -72.821 |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 18.993 | 58.828 | 0.28 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 19.001 | 58.815 | 0.277 | -0.981 | -0.664 | -72.821 |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 18.996 | 58.823 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 18.986 | 58.807 | â | â | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 19.001 | 58.82 | 0.299 | -0.986 | -0.56 | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 19.001 | 58.82 | 0.262 | -0.986 | -0.577 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 18.996 | 58.825 | 0.266 | -0.993 | -0.578 | -79.758 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 19.001 | 58.82 | 0.262 | -0.986 | -0.577 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 19.001 | 58.82 | 0.262 | -0.986 | -0.577 | â |
| Liu & Pang | 2019 | 19.059 | 58.827 | 0.276 | -1.054 | -0.537 | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 19.001 | 58.82 | â | â | â | -89.68 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 19.001 | 58.82 | 0.262 | -0.986 | -0.577 | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 18.99 | 58.812 | â | -1.786 | -4.306 | -74.3 |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 18.986 | 58.807 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 18.992 | 58.812 | â | -0.38 | -0.9 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 18.996 | 58.811 | â | -1.9 | -2.15 | -74.3 |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 18.992 | 58.812 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 18.996 | 58.811 | â | -1.9 | -2.15 | -74.28 |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2007 | 18.99 | 58.81 | â | 0.04 | â | â |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 18.9 | 58.817 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 18.992 | 58.812 | â | -0.38 | -0.9 | -73.78 |
| Dambis | 1999 | 18.992 | 58.812 | 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 | 3.01 | 1.43 | 0.67 | 84 | -0.231 | 845 | 0.68 | 0.0 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 2.88 | 1.55 | â | 80 | -0.046 | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 2.74 | 1.59 | â | 73 | â | 861 | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | â | -0.340(1) | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | â | â | â | â | â | 1929(1) | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 3.19 | 1.55 | â | 81 | 0.270 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 3.16 | 1.52 | 0.67 | 39 | â | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 2.83 | 1.59 | â | 84 | -0.088 | 829(1) | 0.68 | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 84 | â | 234 | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 3.36(1) | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 3.43 | 1.24 | â | 182 | â | â | â | 0 |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 2.74 | 1.59 | â | 73 | -0.122 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 3.10 | 1.40 | â | 56 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 3.43 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Liu & Pang | 2019 | â | â | â | 589 | -2.000 | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 3.43 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 3.43 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 3.01 | 1.40 | â | 84 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 3.00 | 1.43 | â | 84 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 3.00 | 1.43 | â | 84 | â | â | â | â |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 3.01 | â | â | 84 | -0.770 | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 3.00 | 1.43 | â | 84 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 3.01 | 1.43 | â | 85 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 2.40 | 1.24 | â | 182 | -0.550 | â | â | â |
| Dambis | 1999 | 2.59 | 1.46 | â | 63 | 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: good fit. Isochrone match: good fit. Gold sample.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.