Pickard 98

0.05 UTI

0.0

C_N

0.03

C_dens

0.25

C_C3

0.0

C_lit

0.96

C_dup

N₅₀ (P>50% members) 14

Stellar density (N₅₀/rad) 0.2 [N/pc²]

C3 classification CC

C_N 0.0 Sparse
C_dens 0.03 Very loose
C_C3 0.25 Low quality
C_lit 0.0 Rarely studied
C_dup 0.96 Unique

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Overview

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Pickard 98 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate^* distance, near the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, young cluster (see Parameters). It was recently reported in the literature.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~4.22 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~2.98 kpc).

Note: This is a unique object, which shares a very small percentage of members with at least one previously reported entry. See table with shared members information.

⚠️ Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (C_dup=0.96) indicate that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.

Relatively close Moderate extinction Near-solar metallicity 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–	14.569	63.026	0.237	-1.509	-0.298	-67.128
Dias et al.	2026	14.595	63.049	0.223	-1.476	-0.302	–

💡 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–	2.98	2.39	–	69	-0.112	–	–	–
Dias et al.	2026	2.98	2.39	–	69	-0.112	–	–	–

Cluster	%	RA	DEC	Plx	pmRA	pmDE	Rv	UTI
CKCWDM 52944	4.0	14.1	63.3	0.2	-1.57	-0.13	-83.54	0.05
FoF 1328	4.0	14.57	63.01	0.27	-1.73	-0.43	–	0.05

💡 Note: The % column shows the percentage of members that Pickard 98 shares with each listed object.

Visualization

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