NGC 5749
(Collinder 287; VDBH 165; MWSC 2256; OCL 930; vdBergh-Hagen 165; ESO 176 04; FoF 2346)
0.90
UTI
0.75
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
112
Core radius and density
1.6 [pc], 5.3 [pc-2]
- CN 0.75 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
NGC 5749 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a relatively close distance, above 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 absorption and age 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 | 222.191 | -54.501 | 0.892 | -2.758 | -3.054 | -23.592 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 222.204 | -54.502 | 0.89 | -2.756 | -3.079 | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 222.173 | -54.512 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 222.221 | -54.491 | 0.88 | -2.779 | -3.063 | -21.638 |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 222.159 | -54.523 | 0.887 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 222.221 | -54.491 | 0.88 | -2.779 | -3.063 | -21.638 |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 222.166 | -54.528 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 222.183 | -54.483 | â | â | â | â |
| He et al. | 2022 | 222.224 | -54.502 | 0.9 | -2.758 | -3.045 | â |
| Tarricq et al. | 2022 | 222.314 | -54.488 | 0.899 | -2.764 | -3.057 | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 222.211 | -54.503 | 0.922 | -2.752 | -3.081 | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 222.204 | -54.502 | 0.89 | -2.756 | -3.079 | â |
| Richer et al. | 2021 | 222.201 | -54.508 | 0.919 | -2.751 | -3.07 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 222.173 | -54.512 | 0.893 | -2.759 | -3.08 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 222.204 | -54.502 | 0.89 | -2.756 | -3.079 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 222.204 | -54.502 | 0.89 | -2.756 | -3.079 | â |
| Liu & Pang | 2019 | 222.199 | -54.515 | 0.913 | -2.783 | -3.057 | â |
| Bossini et al. | 2019 | 222.204 | -54.502 | â | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 222.204 | -54.502 | â | â | â | -18.04 |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 222.226 | -54.502 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 222.204 | -54.502 | 0.89 | -2.756 | -3.079 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2018 | â | â | â | -4.12 | -3.23 | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 222.195 | -54.485 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 222.225 | -54.499 | â | 1.328 | -5.371 | â |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 222.221 | -54.498 | â | -4.0 | -2.47 | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 222.195 | -54.485 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 222.183 | -54.483 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 222.221 | -54.498 | â | -3.81 | -2.24 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 222.195 | -54.485 | â | -1.05 | -3.44 | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 222.192 | -54.53 | â | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 222.218 | -54.493 | â | â | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | 222.225 | -54.5 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 222.225 | -54.5 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 222.22 | -54.5 | â | 0.22 | -3.88 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 222.22 | -54.5 | â | 0.52 | -3.91 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 222.221 | -54.498 | â | -1.75 | -3.36 | â |
| Dambis | 1999 | 222.225 | -54.5 | â | â | â | â |
| Lynga | 1987 | 222.187 | -54.524 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh & Hagen | 1975 | 221.325 | -54.317 | â | â | â | â |
| Sulentic et al. | 1973 | 222.226 | -54.52 | 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 | 1.06 | 1.18 | 0.67 | 90 | 0.058 | 266 | 0.55 | 0 |
| Liu et al. | 2025 | 1.57 | 0.34 | â | 148 | â | â | â | â |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 1.08 | 0.99 | â | 251 | 0.052 | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 1.06 | 1.18 | â | 103 | â | 256 | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.67 | 117 | â | 338(1) | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 1.11 | 1.11 | â | 200 | 0.260 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.67 | 117 | â | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 1.07 | 1.18 | â | 132 | 0.027 | 276(1) | 0.55 | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 100 | â | 129 | â | â |
| He et al. | 2022 | â | 1.20 | â | 89 | â | â | â | â |
| Tarricq et al. | 2022 | 1.09 | â | â | 56 | â | â | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 1.09(1) | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 1.09 | 1.04 | â | 65 | â | â | â | 0 |
| Richer et al. | 2021 | â | 1.12 | â | 100 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 1.06 | 1.18 | â | 103 | 0.063 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 1.12 | 0.90 | â | 52 | â | â | â | â |
| Kounkel et al. | 2020 | 1.10 | 1.03 | â | 78 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 1.09 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Liu & Pang | 2019 | â | â | â | 63 | 0.500 | â | â | â |
| Bossini et al. | 2019 | 1.18 | 1.02 | â | 65 | 0.000 | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 1.09 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 1.09 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 1.01 | â | â | 100 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 1.03 | 1.18 | â | 54 | â | â | â | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 1.01 | 1.51 | â | 100 | â | 21 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 1.01 | 1.51 | â | 100 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 1.01 | 1.51 | â | 100 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2012 | â | â | â | â | â | 349 | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 1.24(1) | 1.48 | â | 71 | â | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 1.03 | 1.17 | â | 26 | â | â | â | â |
| Ahumada & Lapasset | 2007 | â | 1.20 | â | 54 | â | â | â | 0 |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 1.03 | 1.20 | â | 54 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 1.03 | 1.17 | â | 26 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 1.03 | 1.14 | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 1.03 | 1.19 | â | 53 | â | â | â | â |
| Dambis | 1999 | 0.91 | 1.27 | â | 71 | â | â | â | â |
| Lynga | 1987 | 0.90 | 1.23 | â | 91 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA


Liu et al. (2025)
Classified as tidal capture (resonant trapping binary) 55 along with CWNU_95.
Palma et al. (2025)
Classified as optical pair P379, along with CWNU_95.
Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: good fit. Isochrone match: good fit.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.
Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 1.00 (50th percentile).
Hunt & Reffert (2023)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 1.00 (50th percentile).
Richer et al. (2021)
The expected number of WDs is 2.1, 0 WD candidates found, and 0 WD candidates found in the wide search.
Hu et al. (2021)
Ellipticities (core, all): e_core=0.2295, e_all=0.172.
Rain et al. (2021)
This cluster was include in (Dias et al., 2002A&A...389..871D, Cat. B/ocl) however, parameters log(t)=7.812, Av=1.024, [Fe/H]=0.00 were taken from Bossini et al. (2019A&A...623A.108B, Cat. J/A+A/623/A108).