Teutsch 40
(MWSC 3129; DSH J1929.2+2318)
0.14
UTI
0.0
CN
0.02
Cdens
0.12
CC3
0.29
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
12
Core radius and density
7.7 [pc], 0.08 [pc-2]
- CN 0.0 Sparse
- Cdens 0.02 Very loose
- CC3 0.12 Very low quality
- Clit 0.29 Poorly studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Teutsch 40 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate* distance, above the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as an old cluster (see Parameters). It is poorly studied in the literature.
(*): The parallax distance estimate (~4.55 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~3.15 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 | 292.311 | 23.291 | 0.22 | -2.423 | -4.051 | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 292.337 | 23.298 | â | â | â | â |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 292.317 | 23.302 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2018 | â | â | â | -1.54 | -4.87 | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 292.32 | 23.3 | â | -1.458 | -4.703 | â |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 292.317 | 23.311 | â | -4.33 | 0.6 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 292.337 | 23.298 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 292.317 | 23.311 | â | -3.83 | -0.12 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 292.342 | 23.3 | â | -2.31 | -3.39 | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 292.308 | 23.306 | â | â | â | â |
| Kronberger et al. | 2006 | 292.32 | 23.305 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 292.317 | 23.311 | â | -3.83 | -0.12 | 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 | 3.15 | 3.02 | â | 1303 | â | 448 | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 1303 | â | 448 | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 3.62 | 2.23 | â | 933 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 3.15 | 3.02 | â | 1303 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 3.15 | 3.02 | â | 1303 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 2.98 | 3.03 | â | 794 | â | â | â | â |
MOCA

Bica et al. (2019)
Web updates in DAML02, some were later removed (2003 to 2010).