NGC 6588

(MWSC 2895)

0.12 UTI

0.25

C_N

0.22

C_dens

0.12

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

C3 classification DC

Number of members (P>50%) 25

Radius (P>50% members) 5.1 [arcmin]

C_N 0.25 Poorly populated
C_dens 0.22 Very loose
C_C3 0.12 Very low quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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Overview

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NGC 6588 is a poorly populated, very loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate^* distance, well below the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, old cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 7 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~3.23 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~2.31 kpc).

⚠️ Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (C_dup=1.0) indicate that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.

Relatively close Low extinction Near-solar metallicity Old

Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020)
Non-existent in early catalogues; literature distances and ages are highly discrepant, reflecting uncertain nature. More details in Appendix A of the article.

Data

🔍 Search references for NGC 6588 in: SciX Simbad

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	–	275.092	-63.877	0.31	-1.478	-3.709	–
Bica et al.	2019	275.146	-63.803	–	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2002	275.137	-63.808	–	-2.06	-8.25	–

💡 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]	Bfr	BSS
Dias et al.	2002	2.31	0.25	–	4467	-0.240	–	–	–

Visualization

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