NGC 6322
0.84
UTI
0.45
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Stellar density (N50/rad)
24.0 [N/pc2]
- CN 0.45 Poorly populated
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
NGC 6322 is a poorly populated, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a relatively close distance, below the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, very young cluster (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 | 259.61 | -42.941 | 0.765 | 0.099 | -2.297 | 30.876 |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 259.63 | -42.94 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 259.612 | -42.94 | 0.769 | 0.003 | -2.257 | -0.093 |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | 259.625 | -42.937 | â | â | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 259.602 | -42.94 | 0.769 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 259.612 | -42.94 | 0.769 | 0.003 | -2.257 | -0.093 |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 259.603 | -42.932 | 0.787 | 0.162 | -2.228 | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 259.625 | -42.937 | 0.728 | 0.183 | -2.272 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 259.63 | -42.94 | 0.733 | 0.159 | -2.295 | -40.338 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 259.625 | -42.937 | 0.728 | 0.183 | -2.272 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 259.625 | -42.937 | 0.728 | 0.183 | -2.272 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2019 | 259.625 | -42.937 | 0.728 | 0.183 | -2.272 | -40.338 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 259.625 | -42.937 | 0.728 | 0.183 | -2.272 | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 259.605 | -42.934 | â | -0.216 | -4.684 | -57.0 |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 259.604 | -42.933 | â | 1.4 | -1.83 | â |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 259.604 | -42.933 | â | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 259.598 | -42.929 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2007 | 259.6 | -42.93 | â | 0.12 | â | -57.0 |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 259.6 | -42.933 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 259.6 | -42.93 | â | 1.3 | -1.8 | -57.0 |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 259.62 | -42.95 | â | 1.48 | -1.43 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 259.604 | -42.933 | â | 0.92 | -0.48 | -57.0 |
| Dambis | 1999 | 259.604 | -42.933 | 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 | 1.21 | 1.83 | 2.38 | 11 | 0.112 | 365 | â | 0.0 |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 1.31 | 2.07 | â | 11 | â | 405 | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | â | â | â | â | â | 413(1) | â | â |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | 15 | â | 325 | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 1.18 | 2.06 | â | 18 | 0.140 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 1.24 | 1.88 | 2.38 | 6 | â | â | â | â |
| Jaehnig et al. | 2021 | 1.28(1) | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Rain et al. | 2021 | 1.32 | 1.83 | â | 11 | â | â | â | 0 |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 1.31 | 2.07 | â | 11 | 0.008 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 1.37 | 1.92 | â | 15 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 1.32 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2019 | 1.50 | 1.83 | â | 9 | 0.112 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 1.32 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 0.99 | 1.82 | â | 12 | â | â | â | â |
| Gozha et al. | 2012 | 1.00 | â | â | 11 | â | 35 | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 0.99 | 1.64 | â | 14 | â | â | â | â |
| van den Bergh | 2006 | 1.00 | 1.83 | â | 11 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 0.99 | 1.64 | â | 14 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 0.96 | 1.55 | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 1.00 | 1.83 | â | 11 | â | â | â | â |
| Dambis | 1999 | 1.00 | 2.16 | â | 3 | 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. Silver sample.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.