NGC 6222

(MWSC 2472)

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C3
N_50
r_50
DC 45 8.3
Summary

NGC 6222 is a poorly populated, very loose object of very low C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is poorly studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 6 years.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 252.615 -44.73 -1.52 -1.58
Bica et al. (2019) 252.614 -44.732
UCC 252.601 -44.749 0.395 -2.659 -3.743 -24.997
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

NGC 6222 UCC

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=1.249, distance=3308, log_age=6.6

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Cluster region