Ruprecht 48

(OCL 702; ESO 430 11; FSR 1349; MWSC 1421)

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C3
N_50
r_50
AB 197 2.5
Summary

Ruprecht 48 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is well-studied in the literature.

This object shares a small percentage of members with 2 later reported entries.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 120.679 -32.051 -2.34 0.74
Glushkova et al. (2010) 120.677 -32.051
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 120.698 -32.05 -2.26 2.88
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) 120.681 -32.045 0.235 -2.517 2.827
Bica et al. (2019) 120.68 -32.037
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) 120.681 -32.045 0.235 -2.517 2.827
Dias et al. (2021) 120.681 -32.046 0.242 -2.533 2.814
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 120.674 -32.043 0.251 -2.479 2.854 127.141
Cavallo et al. (2024) 120.772 -32.044 0.253
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 120.674 -32.043 0.251 -2.479 2.854 127.141
Almeida et al. (2025) 120.681 -32.046
           
UCC 120.681 -32.048 0.255 -2.489 2.852 127.131
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.29, Dist=3030.0, Age=8.6
Glushkova et al. (2010) E(B-V)=0.29, Dist=3030.0, Age=8.6
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.281, distance=3033, log_age=8.6
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) dmode=3784.9
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) AVNN=0.92, DistPc=3945.0, AgeNN=8.05
Dias et al. (2021) Av=1.515, Dist=3315, logage=7.565, [Fe/H]=-0.093
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=1.228, diffAV50=1.985, MOD50=12.659, logAge50=8.037
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=1.41, dMod50=12.5, logAge50=7.91, [Fe/H]50=-0.1
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=1499.82, MassTot=1894.57
Almeida et al. (2025) AV=1.515, Dist=3315, logAge=7.565, MassRk=557.5

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Cluster region map

Objects with shared members

Cluster % RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv UTI
OC 0438 19.8 120.69 -32.05 0.26 -2.48 2.88 0.0
OC 0439 7.1 120.79 -32.09 0.29 -2.52 2.9 127.13 0.05