NGC 6596

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C3
N_50
r_50
BC 15 4.9
Summary

NGC 6596 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is poorly studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 8 years.

Warning: contains less than 25 stars with P>0.5 estimated.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 274.387 -16.65 1.31 -1.32 128.84
Piskunov et al. (2008) 274.376 -16.652
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 274.38 -16.65 2.67 -2.02
Loktin & Popova (2017) 274.395 -16.65 2.361 -3.406 128.84
           
UCC 274.301 -16.66 0.368 -0.449 -2.592 -21.034
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

NGC 6596 UCC

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.15, Dist=1100.0, Age=8.6
Piskunov et al. (2008) E(B-V)=0.15, Dist=1100, logt=8.6, logMA=2.559
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.167, distance=932, log_age=8.6
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.282, Dist=1597, logt=8.39

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