NGC 6334

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UTI:
UCC Trust Index

C_N C_dens C_C3 C_lit C_dup
0.56 0.87 0.75 0.33 1.0
C3
N_50
r_50
AB 62 7.3
Summary

NGC 6334 is a moderately populated, dense object of high C3 quality. It is located at a relatively close distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is poorly studied in the literature.

This object shares a moderate percentage of members with 2 later reported entries.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 260.204 -36.103 – -1.32 -0.58 -7.17
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 259.951 -36.085 0.565 0.132 -1.781 0.778
Cavallo et al. (2024) 260.043 -35.956 0.565 – – –
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 259.951 -36.085 0.565 0.132 -1.781 0.778
           
UCC 260.044 -36.052 0.561 0.146 -1.747 -29.568
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

NGC 6334 UCC
NGC 6334 HUNT23

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=1.06, Dist=1025.0, Age=8.7
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=4.226, diffAV50=2.989, MOD50=11.149, logAge50=7.091
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=3.91, dMod50=11.14, logAge50=7.08, [Fe/H]50=0.34
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=1546.47, MassTot=1546.47

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Cluster region map

Objects with shared members

Cluster % RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv UTI
OC 0685 32.3 259.95 -36.08 0.54 -0.0 -1.6 -35.4 0.16
OC 0686 19.4 260.15 -35.91 0.58 0.17 -1.62 234.35 0.18