NGC 6950
(MWSC 3394)
0.13
UTI
0.0
CN
0.02
Cdens
0.25
CC3
0.19
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
20
Core radius and density
3.6 [pc], 0.1 [pc-2]
- CN 0.0 Sparse
- Cdens 0.02 Very loose
- CC3 0.25 Low quality
- Clit 0.19 Rarely studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
NGC 6950 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate* distance, well below the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as an old cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 7 years.
(*): The parallax distance estimate (~4.02 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~1.38 kpc).
â ī¸ Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (Cdup=1.0) indicate that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 310.308 | 16.62 | 0.249 | -2.418 | -2.447 | â |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 310.288 | 16.643 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 310.26 | 16.618 | â | 0.134 | -1.534 | â |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 310.267 | 16.618 | â | -1.73 | -2.25 | â |
| Tadross | 2014 | 310.267 | 16.618 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 310.267 | 16.618 | â | -1.77 | -3.62 | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 310.262 | 16.584 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 310.267 | 16.618 | â | -1.77 | -3.62 | â |
đĄ 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] | Bfrac | BSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 1.38 | 0.495 | â | 1412 | â | 160 | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 4.01 | 0.80 | â | 1023 | â | â | â | â |
| Tadross | 2014 | 1.07 | 0.19 | â | 1800 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2012 | â | â | â | â | â | 160 | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 1.69(1) | 1.77 | â | 316 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 1.07 | 0.19 | â | 1820 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA

Bica et al. (2019)
Original NGC and IC catalogues at Vizier: NGC 2000.0, Sky Publishing, ed. Sinnott 1988 (1997yCat.7118....0S).