RSGC 3
0.03
UTI
0.0
CN
0.04
Cdens
0.12
CC3
0.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Stellar density (N50/rad)
0.2 [N/pc2]
- CN 0.0 Sparse
- Cdens 0.04 Very loose
- CC3 0.12 Very low quality
- Clit 0.0 Rarely studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
RSGC 3 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate* distance, near the mid-plane. It is catalogued as a young cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 13 years.
(*): The parallax distance estimate (~3.01 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~7.18 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 | 281.298 | -3.369 | 0.333 | -0.857 | -3.0 | -21.027 |
| Morales et al. | 2013 | 281.337 | -3.398 | â | â | â | 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 | 7.18 | â | â | 20 | â | â | â | â |
| Morales et al. | 2013 | 7.18 | â | â | 20 | â | â | â | â |
MOCA

Morales et al. (2013)
Classified as morphological type 'OC2' (totally exposed cluster without correlation with ATLASGAL emission). Morphological flag: exposed cluster, without submm emission.