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The unprecedented precision of Gaia has led to a paradigm shift in membership determination of open clusters where a variety of machine learning (ML) models can be employed. In this paper, we apply the unsupervised Gaussian Mixture Model…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-01-22 Md Mahmudunnobe , Priya Hasan , Mudasir Raja , Md Saifuddin , S N Hasan

Using high-precision observations from the space-based \textit{Gaia} and \textit{TESS} missions, complemented by ground-based spectroscopic data and multi-band photometric surveys, we perform a detailed investigation of the Galactic open…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-09 K. Yakut , B. Kalomeni , S. Rappaport , Veselin Kostov

The Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3), published in June 2022, delivers a diverse set of astrometric, photometric, and spectroscopic measurements for more than a billion stars. The wealth and complexity of the data makes traditional approaches for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-15 F. Anders , A. Khalatyan , A. B. A. Queiroz , S. Nepal , C. Chiappini

In this work we present a method to identify possible members of globular clusters using data from Gaia DR2. The method consists of two stages: the first one based on a clustering algorithm, and the second one based on the analysis of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-07 I. H. Bustos Fierro , J. H. Calderón

With the unprecedented increase of known star clusters, quick and modern tools are needed for their analysis. In this work, we develop an artificial neural network trained on synthetic clusters to estimate the age, metallicity, extinction,…

This study presents structural and fundamental astrophysical parameters of poorly studied open cluster NGC 2509. We used the third photometric and astrometric data release of the Gaia (Gaia DR3) to perform analyses. By taking into account…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-09-12 T. Yontan , S. Koc

Many open clusters listed in modern catalogues were initially reported by visual astronomers as apparent overdensities of bright stars. As observational techniques and analysis methods continue to improve, some of them have been shown to be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-27 T. Cantat-Gaudin , F. Anders

In this study, we develop a membership identification method and apply it for 30 open clusters (OCs) within 200 pc of the Sun using astrometric data of Gaia DR3. By accounting for projection effects that distort apparent stellar motions,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-14 Penghui Liu , Min Fang , Yue-Lin Sming Tsai , Xiaoying Pang , Fan Wang , Xiaoting Fu

We present a novel approach for identifying members of open star clusters using Gaia DR3 data by combining Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) and Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) techniques. Our method employs a three-step process: initial filtering…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-11 Rafe Sharif , M. Khakian Ghomi , M. Taefi

Currently there are two main techniques for independently determining the ages of stellar populations: main sequence evolution theory (via cluster isochrones) and white dwarf cooling theory. Open clusters provide the ideal environment for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-19 E. J. Jeffery , T. von Hippel , W. H. Jefferys , D. E. Winget , N. Stein , S. DeGennaro

We investigate the star formation history of the IC1396 region by studying its kinematics and completing the population census. We use multiwavelength data, combining optical spectroscopy (to identify and classify new members),…

In this work, we investigate the dynamical properties of 38 Galactic open clusters: 34 of them are located at low Galactic latitudes (|b| < 10$^{\circ}$) and are projected against dense stellar fields; the other 4 comparison objects present…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-12-16 M. S. Angelo , W. J. B. Corradi , J. F. C. Santos , F. F. S. Maia , F. A. Ferreira

In this work we improve a previously published method to calculate in a reliable way the radius of an open cluster. The method is based on the behaviour of stars in the proper motion space as the sampling changes in the position space. Here…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-27 Nestor Sanchez , Emilio Alfaro , Fatima Lopez-Martinez

A deep understanding of the Milky Way galaxy, its formation and evolution requires observations of huge numbers of stars. Stellar photometry, therefore, provides an economical method to obtain intrinsic stellar parameters. With the addition…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-30 Louise M. Howes , Lennart Lindegren , Sofia Feltzing , Ross P. Church , Thomas Bensby

In the era of large-scale surveys of stars in the Milky Way, stellar ages are crucial for studying the evolution of the Galaxy. But determining ages of field stars is notoriously difficult; therefore, we attempt to determine benchmark ages…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 Christian L. Sahlholdt , Sofia Feltzing , Lennart Lindegren , Ross P. Church

Open clusters are key targets for both Galaxy structure and evolution and stellar physics studies. Since \textit{Gaia} DR2 publication, the discovery of undetected clusters has proven that our samples were not complete. Our aim is to…

Using data from the Gaia Data Release 3 (Gaia DR3) and Kepler/K2, we present a catalog of 16 open clusters with ages ranging from 4 to 4000 Myr, which provides detailed information on membership, binary systems, and rotation. We assess the…

Very precise observational data are needed for studying the stellar cluster parameters (distance, reddening, age, metallicity) and cluster internal kinematics. In turn, these give us an insight into the properties of our Galaxy, for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-16 Martin Piecka , Ernst Paunzen

The study of open star clusters makes us understand a lot about the composition and construction of the Milky Way Galaxy. Thanks to the Gaia DR2 database that helps us to get the genetic members of star clusters using their proper motions…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-09-23 W. A. Badawy , A. L. Tadross , Y. M. Hendy , I. A. Hassan , M. N. Ismail

Context: Star clusters, composed of stars born from the same molecular cloud, serve as invaluable natural laboratories for understanding the fundamental processes governing stellar formation and evolution. Aims: This study aims to…