NGC 6259

(Melotte 158; Collinder 322; OCL 996; VDBH 209; vdBergh-Hagen 209; ESO 277 22; MWSC 2511)

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UCC G341.9-01.5
C1 C2 C3
N_50
r_50
1.0 1.0 AA 704 5.6

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Chen et al. (2003) 255.176 -44.671 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 255.225 -44.69 – -1.87 -5.27 –
Loktin & Popova (2017) 255.195 -44.656 – -4.431 -8.397 -33.7
Bica et al. (2019) 255.174 -44.657 – – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) 255.195 -44.678 0.408 -1.015 -2.892 –
Dias et al. (2021) 255.197 -44.675 0.415 -1.012 -2.882 -36.049
Jaehnig et al. (2021) 255.205 -44.687 0.44 -1.009 -2.893 –
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 255.193 -44.677 0.424 -1.047 -2.893 -35.597
Cavallo et al. (2024) 255.2 -44.681 0.424 – – –
UCC 255.189 -44.675 0.419 -1.042 -2.909 -34.46

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Estimated members

NGC 6259 UCC
NGC 6259 HUNT23
NGC 6259 CANTAT20

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Chen et al. (2003) E(B-V)=0.498, HDis=1031.0, Age=0.21, [Fe/H]=0.02
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.645, distance=1855, log_age=8.475, metallicity=0.02
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.475, Dmod=10.352, logt=8.423
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) AVNN=1.87, DMNN=11.82, AgeNN=8.43
Dias et al. (2021) Av=2.111, Dist=1806, logage=8.517, [Fe/H]=0.149
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=2.338, diffAV50=1.281, MOD50=11.682, logAge50=8.216
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=2.74, dMod50=11.12, logAge50=8.37, [Fe/H]50=-0.4

Probable duplicates

Cluster P (%) RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
OC 0672 52 255.17 -44.684 0.431 -1.13 -2.95 -33.906


Last modified: 2025-01-31