NGC 6530

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C3
N_50
r_50
AB 616 4.0
Summary

NGC 6530 is a very rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. It is located at a relatively close distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is well-studied in the literature.

This object shares a significant percentage of members with a later reported entry.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dambis (1999) 271.129 -24.358
Dias et al. (2002) 271.129 -24.358 0.58 -2.09 -4.21
Chen et al. (2003) 271.204 -24.377 0.58 -2.09 -30.0
Kharchenko et al. (2003) 271.09 -24.36 2.11 -3.68
Kharchenko et al. (2005) 271.12 -24.36 2.01 -1.81 -13.32
Kharchenko et al. (2007) 271.12 -24.36 0.25 -6.49
Piskunov et al. (2008) 271.111 -24.364
Loktin & Popova (2017) 271.125 -24.359 0.988 -1.915 -6.5
Dias et al. (2021) 271.109 -24.357 0.762 1.375 -1.992
Jaehnig et al. (2021) 271.091 -24.372 0.788 1.321 -2.038
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 271.102 -24.37 0.764 1.333 -2.058 5.957
Cavallo et al. (2024) 271.053 -24.351 0.764
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 271.102 -24.37 0.764 1.333 -2.058 5.957
Almeida et al. (2025) 271.109 -24.357
           
UCC 271.102 -24.37 0.762 1.286 -2.052 0.143
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dambis (1999) E_B-V_=0.34, DM0=10.52, log_age_=6.5
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.333, Dist=1330.0, Age=6.867
Chen et al. (2003) HDis=1330, Age=0.0
Kharchenko et al. (2003) E(B-V)=0.28, Dist=1330
Kharchenko et al. (2005) E(B-V)=0.3, Dist=1322, logt=6.67
Piskunov et al. (2008) E(B-V)=0.3, Dist=1322, logt=6.67, logMA=2.831
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.322, Dist=1319, logt=6.924
Dias et al. (2021) Av=1.163, Dist=1206, logage=6.728, [Fe/H]=0.373
Jaehnig et al. (2021) dmode=1.266
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=1.476, diffAV50=2.364, MOD50=10.462, logAge50=6.592
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=1.5, dMod50=10.57, logAge50=6.87, [Fe/H]50=-0.05
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=2336.22, MassTot=2336.22
Almeida et al. (2025) AV=1.163, Dist=1206, logAge=6.728, MassRk=327.8

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Cluster region map

Objects with shared members

Cluster % RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv UTI
OC 0006 62.3 271.1 -24.37 0.76 1.28 -2.07 4.25 0.0