Ruprecht 138

(NGC 6506; MWSC 2771; OCL 16; ESO 521 06)

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C3
N_50
r_50
AA 217 3.4
Summary

Ruprecht 138 is a rich, very dense object of very high C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is well-studied in the literature.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 269.983 -24.683 -2.25 -3.91
Kharchenko et al. (2013) 269.991 -24.698 -1.43 -2.67
Kharchenko et al. (2016) 269.982 -24.699
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) 269.984 -24.665 0.369 0.248 -1.147
Bica et al. (2019) 269.966 -24.681
Soubiran et al. (2018) 269.984 -24.665 -10.54
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) 269.984 -24.665 0.369 0.248 -1.147
Dias et al. (2021) 269.983 -24.668 0.364 0.252 -1.149
Just et al. (2023) 269.982 -24.699
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 269.992 -24.663 0.394 0.271 -1.142 11.615
Cavallo et al. (2024) 269.987 -24.657 0.394
Celli et al. (2024) 269.984 -24.665
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 269.992 -24.663 0.394 0.271 -1.142 11.615
Almeida et al. (2025) 269.983 -24.668
           
UCC 269.996 -24.664 0.382 0.264 -1.137 7.775
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Estimated members

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.18, Dist=930.0, Age=9.3
Kharchenko et al. (2013) E(B-V)=0.708, d=1134.0, logt=8.9
Kharchenko et al. (2016) E(B-V)=0.708, d=1134.0, logt=8.9
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) dmode=2514.0
Soubiran et al. (2018) dmode=2514.0
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) AVNN=2.21, DistPc=2732.0, AgeNN=6.98
Dias et al. (2021) Av=2.354, Dist=2258, logage=7.13, [Fe/H]=0.203
Just et al. (2023) logt=8.9, logmt=1.223
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=2.588, diffAV50=2.36, MOD50=11.795, logAge50=8.023
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=2.98, dMod50=11.48, logAge50=8.25, [Fe/H]50=-0.23
Celli et al. (2024) Age=9.5, Mc=1086.9
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=1822.48, MassTot=1822.48
Almeida et al. (2025) AV=2.354, Dist=2258, logAge=7.13, MassRk=625.7

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