NGC 6322

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0.83 UTI
0.45
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
0.97
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 0.97 Very well-studied
  • Cdup 1.0 Unique

Overview

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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.

Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: good fit. Isochrone match: good fit. Silver sample.

Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.

Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.76 (50th percentile).

Hunt & Reffert (2023)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.76 (50th percentile).

Data

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Reference Year RA [deg] DEC [deg] Plx [mas] pmRA [mas/yr] pmDE [mas/yr] Rv [km/s]
UCC 99999– 259.61 -42.941 0.765 0.099 -2.297 30.876
Almeida et al. 2025 259.63 -42.94 – – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2024 259.612 -42.94 0.769 0.003 -2.257 -0.093
Celli et al. 2024 259.625 -42.937 – – – –
Cavallo et al. 2024 259.602 -42.94 0.769 – – –
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 –
Rain et al. 2021 259.625 -42.937 0.728 0.183 -2.272 –
Richer et al. 2021 259.624 -42.938 0.735 0.112 -2.287 –
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 –
Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020 259.625 -42.937 0.728 0.183 -2.272 –
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 –
Dias et al. 2018 – – – 0.69 -2.55 –
Dib et al. 2018 259.612 -42.93 – – – –
Loktin & Popova 2017 259.605 -42.934 – -0.216 -4.684 -57.0
Sampedro et al. 2017 259.604 -42.933 1.48 -2.04 – –
Dias et al. 2014 259.604 -42.933 – 1.4 -1.83 –
Gozha et al. 2012 259.604 -42.933 – – – –
Bukowiecki et al. 2011 259.575 -42.944 – – – –
Piskunov et al. 2008 259.598 -42.929 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2007 259.6 -42.93 – 0.12 – -57.0
Ahumada & Lapasset 2007 259.6 -42.933 – – – –
van den Bergh 2006 259.6 -42.933 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2005 259.6 -42.93 – 1.3 -1.8 -57.0
Kharchenko et al. 2003 259.62 -42.95 – 1.48 -1.43 –
Dias et al. 2002 259.604 -42.933 – 0.92 -0.48 -57.0
Dambis 1999 259.604 -42.933 – – – –
Lynga 1987 259.612 -42.949 – – – –
Sulentic et al. 1973 259.623 -42.959 – – – –

💡 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 99999– 1.19 1.86 2.38 11 0.049 325 – 0
Almeida et al. 2025 1.31 2.07 – 11 – 405 – –
Hunt & Reffert 2024 – – – – – 413(1) – –
Celli et al. 2024 – – – 15 – 325 – –
Cavallo et al. 2024 1.18 2.06 – 18 0.140 – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2023 1.24 1.88 2.38 6 – – – –
Jaehnig et al. 2021 1.28(1) – – – – – – –
Rain et al. 2021 1.32 1.86 – 11 – – – 0
Richer et al. 2021 – 2.08 – 12 – – – –
Dias et al. 2021 1.31 2.07 – 11 0.008 – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020 1.37 1.92 – 15 – – – –
Kounkel et al. 2020 1.41 1.83 – 30 – – – –
Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020 1.32 – – – – – – –
Dias et al. 2019 1.50 1.86 – 9 0.049 – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2018 1.32 – – – – – – –
Dib et al. 2018 1.09 – – 14 – – – –
Loktin & Popova 2017 0.99 1.85 – 12 – – – –
Bukowiecki et al. 2012 – – – – – 183 – –
Gozha et al. 2012 1.00 – – 11 – 35 – –
Bukowiecki et al. 2011 0.95(1) 2.02 – 14 – – – –
Piskunov et al. 2008 0.99 1.67 – 14 – – – –
Ahumada & Lapasset 2007 – 1.86 – 11 – – – 0
van den Bergh 2006 1.00 1.86 – 11 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2005 0.99 1.67 – 14 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2003 0.96 1.58 – – – – – –
Dias et al. 2002 1.00 1.86 – 11 – – – –
Dambis 1999 1.00 2.20 – 3 – – – –
Lynga 1987 1.20 1.61 – 10 – – – –

(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.

Visualization

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