NGC 6800

(MWSC 3124; OCL 123; FoF 2340)

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0.93 UTI
0.67
CN
1.0
Cdens
1.0
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
C3 classification AA
Number of members (P>50%) 84
Radius (P>50% members) 10.2 [arcmin]
  • CN 0.67 Moderately populated
  • Cdens 1.0 Very dense
  • CC3 1.0 Very high quality
  • Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
  • Cdup 1.0 Unique
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Overview
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NGC 6800 is a moderately populated, very dense object of very high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a relatively close distance, above the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is very well-studied in the literature.
Relatively close Moderate extinction Near-solar metallicity Intermediate age

Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: intermediate fit. Isochrone match: good fit. Silver sample.

Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.

Data
🔍 Search references for NGC 6800 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 – 291.699 25.079 0.951 0.444 -0.87 -16.456
Li et al. 2025 291.664 25.008 0.953 0.438 -0.876 –
Almeida et al. 2025 291.677 25.034 – – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2024 291.761 25.163 0.934 0.42 -0.878 -18.339
Cavallo et al. 2024 291.707 25.05 0.942 – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2023 291.761 25.163 0.934 0.42 -0.878 -18.339
Just et al. 2023 291.76 25.122 – – – –
He et al. 2022 291.719 25.111 0.953 0.445 -0.855 –
Tarricq et al. 2022 291.692 25.065 0.953 0.429 -0.865 –
Dias et al. 2021 291.677 25.034 0.953 0.425 -0.879 –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020 291.664 25.008 0.953 0.438 -0.876 –
Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020 291.664 25.008 0.953 0.438 -0.876 –
Liu & Pang 2019 291.699 25.111 0.951 0.47 -0.828 –
Bossini et al. 2019 291.664 25.008 – – – –
Soubiran et al. 2018 291.664 25.008 – – – -13.29
Bica et al. 2019 291.756 25.155 – – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2018 291.664 25.008 0.953 0.438 -0.876 –
Loktin & Popova 2017 291.765 25.125 – -2.341 -5.235 –
Kharchenko et al. 2016 291.76 25.122 – – – –
Dias et al. 2014 291.779 25.14 – -0.53 -3.27 –
Kharchenko et al. 2013 291.765 25.125 – 1.05 0.86 –
Piskunov et al. 2008 291.771 25.137 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2005 291.78 25.14 – 1.65 4.27 –
Kharchenko et al. 2003 291.78 25.14 – 1.88 4.12 –
Dias et al. 2002 291.779 25.14 – -0.53 -3.27 –

💡 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
Li et al. 2025 1.00 0.99 – 459 0.257 – – –
Almeida et al. 2025 1.06 1.15 – 313 – 117 – –
Hunt & Reffert 2024 – – – – – 486* – –
Cavallo et al. 2024 1.03 1.24 – 372 0.280 – – –
Hunt & Reffert 2023 1.01 1.07 0.88 284 – – – –
Just et al. 2023 – – – 363 – 83 – –
He et al. 2022 – 1.40 – 282 – – – –
Tarricq et al. 2022 0.98 – – 437 – – – –
Dias et al. 2021 1.06 1.15 – 313 0.387 – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020 1.01 0.83 – 407 – – – –
Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020 1.02 – – – – – – –
Liu & Pang 2019 – – – 437 0.000 – – –
Bossini et al. 2019 1.12 1.08 – 346 0.000 – – –
Soubiran et al. 2018 1.02 – – – – – – –
Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2018 1.02 – – – – – – –
Loktin & Popova 2017 2.35 0.88 – 224 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2016 1.08 1.24 – 363 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2013 1.08 1.24 – 363 – – – –
Piskunov et al. 2008 1.00 1.24 – 389 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2005 1.00 1.24 – 389 – – – –
Kharchenko et al. 2003 1.00 0.31 – – – – – –
Dias et al. 2002 1.00 1.24 – 389 – – – –

(*): Indicates that this parameter is assigned more than one value in the corresponding reference.

Visualization
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NGC 6800 UCC
NGC 6800 HUNT23
NGC 6800 CANTAT20
Galactocentric position diagram