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The membership determination for open clusters in noisy environments of the Milky Way is still an open problem. In this paper, our main aim is provide the membership probability of stars using proper motions and parallax values of stars…

We present results of the first extensive and deep CCD photometric survey carried out in the field of the open cluster Trumpler 27, an object in the constellation of Sagittarius not far from the Galaxy center. We look for young stars clumps…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Gabriel Perren , Rubén Vázquez , Giovanni Carraro

Context. Open clusters (OCs) are groups of stars formed from the same cloud of gas and cosmic dust. They play an important role in studies of star formation and evolution and our understanding of galaxy structure and dynamics. Aims. The…

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

A rare multiple open cluster system has been analyzed using Gaia DR3 astrometry and photometry data. Using Agglomerative Hierarchical clustering and Bayesian-HDBSCAN, we identify a compact core consisting of seven known open clusters and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-28 Muhammad Akmal Husain , Ferdinand , Mochamad Ikbal Arifyanto , Muhammad Irfan Hakim

We conducted a survey of open clusters within 1 kpc from the Sun using the astrometric and photometric data of the Gaia Data Release 2. We found 655 cluster candidates by visual inspection of the stellar distributions in proper motion space…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-01 Gyuheon Sim , Sang Hyun Lee , Hong Bae Ann , Seunghyeon Kim

We present a statistical method to derive the mass functions of open clusters using sky survey data such as the 2 Micron All Sky Survey and the Guide Star Catalogue. We have used this method to derive the mass functions in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anandmayee Tej , Kailash C. Sahu , T. Chandrasekhar , N. M. Ashok

The high-precision {\it Gaia} data release 3 (DR3) enables the discovery of numerous open clusters in the Milky Way, providing an excellent opportunity to search for blue straggler stars in open clusters and investigate their formation and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-11 Songmei Qin , Jing Zhong , Friedrich Anders , Lola Balaguer-Núñez , Chunyan Li , Yueyue Jiang , Guimei Liu , Tong Tang , Li Chen

We report the discovery of 34 new open clusters and candidates as a result of a systematic search carried out in 200 adjacent fields of 1x1 square degrees area projected towards the Galactic bulge, using Gaia DR2 data. The objects were…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-10 Filipe A. Ferreira , W. J. B. Corradi , F. F. S. Maia , M. S. Angelo , J. F. C. Santos

We present a multi-wavelength analysis of the young star cluster Berkeley 59 (Be 59) based on the $Gaia$ data and deep infrared (IR) observations with the 3.58-m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo and $Spitzer$ space telescope. The mean proper…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-13 Neelam Panwar , Rishi C. , Saurabh Sharma , Devendra K. Ojha , Manash R. Samal , H. P. Singh , Ram Kesh Yadav

In this work we explore the new catalog of galactic open clusters that became available recently, containing 1750 clusters that have been re-analysed using the Gaia DR2 catalog to determine the stellar memberships. We used the young open…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-02 H. Monteiro , D. A. Barros , W. S. Dias , J. R. D. Lépine

We have carried out deep (V$\sim$21 mag) \ubvri photometric study of the star cluster Stock 18. These along with archival Infrared data have been used to derive the basic cluster parameters and also to study the star formation processes in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Himali Bhatt , Ram Sagar , J. C. Pandey

We present photometric and kinematic analysis of an intermediate age open cluster NGC 1027 using $UBV(RI)_c$ and Gaia Early Data Release 3 (EDR3) data. Structural and fundamental parameters such as cluster center, cluster extent, reddening,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-06-28 Apara Tripathi , Neelam Panwar , Saurabh Sharma , Brijesh Kumar , Shantanu Rastogi

In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of the structural, astrophysical, and dynamical properties of eight open clusters: NGC 559, NGC 1817, NGC 2141, NGC 7245, Ruprecht 15, Ruprecht 137, Ruprecht 142, and Ruprecht 169, using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-02-04 A. Ahmed , W. H. Elsanhoury , D. C. Çınar , A. A. Haroon , M. S. Alenazi , E. A. Alkholy

Context. Since the first publication of the Gaia catalogue a new view of our Galaxy has arrived. Its astrometric and photometric information has improved the precision of the physical parameters of open star clusters obtained from them.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-08-28 Jeison Alfonso , Alejandro García-Varela , Katherine Vieira

The distribution of member stars in the surroundings of an Open Cluster (OC) can shed light on the process of its formation, evolution and dissolution. The analysis of structural parameters of OCs as a function of their age and position in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-14 Y. Tarricq , C. Soubiran , L. Casamiquela , A. Castro-Ginard , J. Olivares , N. Miret-Roig , P. A. B. Galli

In this study, we examined the nearby open clusters (OCs) Alessi 36 and Collinder 135. Their spatial proximity was assessed using photometric and astrometric data from \textit{Gaia} DR3. Likely member stars were identified based on a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-19 Hülya Karagöz , Deniz Cennet Çınar , Seval Taşdemir , Remziye Canbay

The precise parallax, proper motion, and photometric measurements contained in Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2) offer the opportunity to re-examine the membership and ages of Nearby Young Moving Groups (NYMGs), i.e., loose groups of stars of age…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-17 D. Annie Dickson-Vandervelde , Emily C. Wilson , Joel H. Kastner

We analyze the membership probability of young stars belonging to nearby moving groups with $\textit{Gaia}$ DR2 data. The sample of 1429 stars were identified from 'The Catalog of Suspected Nearby Young Moving Group Stars'. Good-quality…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-01 K. Ujjwal , Sreeja S. Kartha , Blesson Mathew , P. Manoj , Mayank Narang

Analyzing the dynamical state of nearby young massive star clusters is essential understanding star cluster formation and evolution during their earliest stages. In this work we analyze the stellar and gas kinematics of the young massive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-03 Peter Zeidler , Elena Sabbi , Antonella Nota , Anna F. McLeod