Teutsch 68
(DSH J0944.3-5407; FSR 1504)
0.56
UTI
0.75
CN
1.0
Cdens
1.0
CC3
0.03
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
104
Core radius and density
1.0 [pc], 8.2 [pc-2]
- CN 0.75 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 1.0 Very high quality
- Clit 0.03 Rarely studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Teutsch 68 is a rich, very dense object of very high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, near the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as an intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature.
Note: This object shares a large percentage of members with a later reported entry. See table with shared members information.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 146.084 | -54.112 | 0.331 | -4.644 | 3.445 | 17.293 |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 146.088 | -54.112 | 0.333 | -4.656 | 3.442 | 16.662 |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 146.087 | -54.121 | â | â | â | â |
| Kronberger et al. | 2006 | 146.093 | -54.117 | â | â | â | 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 | 2.65 | 1.45 | 0.93 | 264 | â | 905 | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 2.65 | 1.45 | 0.93 | 264 | â | 905(1) | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA

Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 1.00 (50th percentile).
Bica et al. (2019)
Asterisms and cluster alikes by B. Alessi reported in DAML02.