NGC 6938

(MWSC 3372)

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C3
N_50
r_50
DC 12 9.1
Summary

NGC 6938 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, well 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) 308.675 22.215 0.55 -3.55
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 308.685 22.21 -2.1 -3.96
Loktin & Popova (2017) 308.67 22.214 -0.655 -0.408
Bica et al. (2019) 308.672 22.216
           
UCC 308.696 22.175 0.272 -2.793 -4.651
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

NGC 6938 UCC

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.13, Dist=1250.0, Age=9.11
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.229, distance=2428, log_age=9.245
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.053, Dist=2273, logt=9.21

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