NGC 6480
(ESO 456 13; MWSC 2746)
Summary
NGC 6480 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. It is located at a large distance from the Sun, below the mid-plane. It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 6 years.
Warning: contains less than 25 stars with P>0.5 estimated.
Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (C_dup=1.0) indicates that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.
Positions
| Reference | RA | DEC | Plx | pmRA | pmDE | Rv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharchenko et al. (2012) | 268.641 | -30.441 | – | 2.47 | -3.47 | – |
| Bica et al. (2019) | 268.639 | -30.445 | – | – | – | – |
| UCC | 268.586 | -30.446 | 0.12 | -7.658 | -7.05 | – |
Estimated members
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Fundamental parameters
| Reference | Values |
|---|---|
| Kharchenko et al. (2012) | e_bv=3.227, distance=3567, log_age=7.725 |
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