Ruprecht 124

(MWSC 2602; OCL 1005; ESO 333 09)

0.23 UTI

0.0

C_N

0.0

C_dens

0.62

C_C3

0.25

C_lit

1.0

C_dup

C3 classification AC

Number of members (P>50%) 17

Radius (P>50% members) 5.7 [arcmin]

C_N 0.0 Sparse
C_dens 0.0 Very loose
C_C3 0.62 Intermediate quality
C_lit 0.25 Poorly studied
C_dup 1.0 Unique

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Overview

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Ruprecht 124 is a sparse, very loose object of intermediate C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a very large^* distance, well below the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as an intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is poorly studied in the literature.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~21.88 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~2.19 kpc).

⚠️ 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.

Relatively close Moderate extinction Intermediate age

Dias et al. (2002)
Asterism (Piatti, A. E.; Clariá, J. J. 2001, A&A 379, 453)

Data

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Reference	Year	RA [deg]	DEC [deg]	Plx [mas]	pmRA [mas/yr]	pmDE [mas/yr]	Rv [km/s]
UCC	–	261.96	-40.706	0.046	-4.32	-7.44	-80.065
Just et al.	2023	261.995	-40.73	–	–	–	–
Bica et al.	2019	261.979	-40.719	–	–	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2016	261.995	-40.73	–	–	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2013	262.005	-40.73	–	-1.77	-1.88	–

💡 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]	Bfr	BSS
Just et al.	2023	–	–	–	178	–	490	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2016	2.19	2.90	–	178	–	–	–	–
Kharchenko et al.	2013	2.19	2.90	–	178	–	–	–	–

Visualization

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