NGC 6904

(MWSC 3326)

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C3
N_50
r_50
DC 24 6.7
Summary

NGC 6904 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, below the mid-plane. It is poorly studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 6 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) 305.45 25.74 -1.01 -5.88
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 305.46 25.735 -0.08 -1.46
Loktin & Popova (2017) 305.445 25.74 -0.443 -1.047
Bica et al. (2019) 305.446 25.736
           
UCC 305.42 25.726 0.264 -2.347 -5.302 -23.444
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

NGC 6904 UCC

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.39, Dist=1355.0, Age=9.0
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=1.936, distance=2920, log_age=7.8
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.27, Dist=3762, logt=9.27

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