Pickard 259

0.08 UTI

0.0

C_N

0.02

C_dens

0.38

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

N₅₀ (P>50% members) 7

Stellar density (N₅₀/rad) 0.1 [N/pc²]

C3 classification CB

C_N 0.0 Sparse
C_dens 0.02 Very loose
C_C3 0.38 Low quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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Overview

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Pickard 259 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a large distance, near the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, very young cluster (see Parameters). It was recently reported in the literature.

⚠️ Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (C_dup=1.0) indicate that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.

Distant High extinction Near-solar metallicity Very young

Data

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	99999–	202.559	-63.197	0.182	-6.732	-1.413	-6.808
Dias et al.	2026	202.617	-63.17	0.16	-6.727	-1.425	–

💡 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]	B_frac	BSS
UCC	99999–	4.54	3.23	–	9	0.127	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2026	4.54	3.23	–	9	0.127	–	–	–

Visualization

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