Stock 4
(MWSC 147)
0.90
UTI
0.76
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
1.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Radius (P>50% members)
9.9 [arcmin]
- CN 0.76 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 1.0 Very well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Stock 4 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a relatively close distance, below the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, intermediate-age cluster, but with a large variance across recent sources for the age, metallicity, and mass parameters (see Parameters). It is very well-studied in the literature.
Relatively close
Low extinction
Near-solar metallicity
Intermediate age
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | â | 28.016 | 57.054 | 0.73 | -1.092 | 0.303 | -32.005 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 28.039 | 57.055 | 0.729 | -1.115 | 0.341 | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 28.06 | 57.049 | â | â | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | 28.012 | 57.056 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 28.012 | 57.056 | 0.728 | -1.076 | 0.285 | -39.003 |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 28.021 | 57.056 | 0.73 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 28.012 | 57.056 | 0.728 | -1.076 | 0.285 | -39.003 |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 28.065 | 57.063 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 28.272 | 57.008 | â | â | â | â |
| Tarricq et al. | 2022 | 28.063 | 57.054 | 0.721 | -1.081 | 0.303 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 28.06 | 57.049 | 0.727 | -1.13 | 0.334 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 28.039 | 57.055 | 0.729 | -1.115 | 0.341 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 28.039 | 57.055 | 0.729 | -1.115 | 0.341 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 28.039 | 57.055 | 0.729 | -1.115 | 0.341 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 28.272 | 57.008 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 28.2 | 57.067 | â | 0.55 | -2.23 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 28.282 | 57.01 | â | 0.93 | 0.49 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 28.282 | 57.01 | â | 0.93 | 0.49 | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 28.235 | 57.065 | â | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2007 | 28.235 | 57.065 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 28.24 | 57.07 | â | 1.47 | 1.18 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 28.23 | 57.07 | â | 2.89 | -0.44 | 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] | Bfr | BSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li et al. | 2025 | 1.29 | 0.75 | â | 77 | -0.049 | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 1.28 | 0.84 | â | 66 | â | 258 | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | â | -0.123* | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | â | â | â | â | â | 475* | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 1.39 | 0.68 | â | 145 | 0.190 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 1.29 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 108 | â | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 1.28 | 0.73 | â | 189 | -0.230 | 415* | 0.81 | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 398 | â | 31 | â | â |
| Tarricq et al. | 2022 | 1.28 | â | â | 76 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 1.28 | 0.84 | â | 66 | 0.024 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 1.32 | 0.56 | â | 71 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 1.32 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 1.32 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 0.90 | 0.16 | â | 398 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 0.90 | 0.16 | â | 398 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 0.90 | 0.16 | â | 398 | â | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 1.20 | 0.31 | â | 501 | â | 281* | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2007 | 1.20 | 0.31 | â | 501 | â | 93 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 1.20 | 0.31 | â | 501 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2003 | 1.54 | 0.62 | â | â | â | â | â | â |
(*): Indicates that this parameter is assigned more than one value in the corresponding reference.


Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: good fit. Isochrone match: good fit.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.