VDBH 174
(Lynga 4; MWSC 2302; OCL 941; vdBergh-Hagen 174; ESO 147 07)
0.84
UTI
0.75
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
0.84
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Stellar density (N50/rad)
33.8 [N/pc2]
- CN 0.75 Rich
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 0.84 Well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
VDBH 174 is a rich, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, near the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, intermediate-age cluster, but with a large variance across recent sources for the age and mass parameters (see Parameters). It is well-studied in the literature.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 233.333 | -55.232 | 0.387 | -4.011 | -3.052 | -27.429 |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 233.342 | -55.24 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 233.333 | -55.235 | 0.395 | -4.016 | -3.047 | -0.231 |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 233.342 | -55.24 | 0.394 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 233.333 | -55.235 | 0.395 | -4.016 | -3.047 | -0.231 |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 233.321 | -55.239 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 233.342 | -55.24 | 0.345 | -4.038 | -2.984 | -47.459 |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 233.344 | -55.234 | 0.35 | -3.983 | -3.004 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 233.344 | -55.234 | 0.35 | -3.983 | -3.004 | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 233.344 | -55.234 | â | â | â | -46.08 |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 233.33 | -55.244 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 233.344 | -55.234 | 0.35 | -3.983 | -3.004 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 233.321 | -55.239 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 233.329 | -55.236 | â | -3.01 | -1.88 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 233.332 | -55.24 | â | -7.0 | -3.69 | â |
| Morales et al. | 2013 | 233.329 | -55.236 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 233.346 | -55.208 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 233.329 | -55.236 | â | -3.01 | -1.88 | 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 | 2.11 | 3.97 | 2.85 | 355 | 0.302 | 640 | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 2.11 | 3.91 | â | 39 | â | 640 | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | â | â | â | â | â | 1694(1) | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 2.28 | 4.82 | â | 95 | 0.420 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 2.30 | 5.06 | 2.85 | 104 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 355 | â | 96 | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 2.11 | 3.91 | â | 39 | 0.185 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 2.64 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Soubiran et al. | 2018 | 2.64 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 2.64 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 1.37 | 4.03 | â | 355 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 1.37 | 4.03 | â | 355 | â | â | â | â |
| Morales et al. | 2013 | 1.10 | â | â | 1300 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 1.64(1) | 1.98 | â | 1995 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 1.10 | 2.17 | â | 1288 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA


Morales et al. (2013)
Classified as morphological type 'OC2' (totally exposed cluster without correlation with ATLASGAL emission). Morphological flag: exposed cluster, without submm emission.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.
Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: invalid due to poor quality CMD. Isochrone match: worst fit.