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Context. Open clusters (OCs) are important for understanding star formation, dynamics, and evolution. Previous studies have indicated a relationship between cluster structure and member star properties, but the formation mechanism of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-16 Kaixiang Lang , Yu Zhang , Hubiao Niu , Jayanand Maurya , Jinzhong Liu , Guimei Liu

Open clusters (OCs) usually evolve gradually as the number of their members changes, which can be manifested in their morphological characteristics. We aim to investigate the morphological stability of 1,490 OCs and further explore the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-15 Yuting Li , Qingshun Hu , Yufei Cai , Yu Dai , Mingfeng Qin , Yangping Luo

In this work we study the internal spatial structure of 16 open clusters in the Milky Way spanning a wide range of ages. For this, we use the minimum spanning tree method (the Q parameter, which enables one to classify the star distribution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-01-04 Nestor Sanchez , Emilio J. Alfaro

The accuracy in determining the spatial-kinematical parameters of open clusters makes them ideal tracers of the Galactic structure. Young open clusters (YOCs) are the main representative of the clustered star formation mode, which…

The Galactic population of open clusters provides an insight into star formation in the Galaxy. The open cluster catalogue by Dias et al.(2002b) is a rich source of data, including kinematic information. This large sample made it possible…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 D. Vande Putte , T. P. Garnier , Ignacio Ferreras , R. P. Mignani , Mark Cropper

Using the Bayesian Analysis of Stellar Evolution-9 (BASE-9) code and Gaia DR3, Pan-STARRS, and 2MASS data, we identify photometric binaries in 35 open clusters (OCs) and constrain their masses. We find a strong correlation between the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-27 Anna C. Childs , Aaron M. Geller

Based on a new large, homogeneous photometric database of 35 Galactic globular clusters (GGCs), a set of distance and reddening independent relative age indicators has been measured. The observed D(V-I)_2.5 and D(V)(HB-TO) vs. metallicity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Rosenberg , I. Saviane , G. Piotto , A. Aparicio

Context. Galactic open clusters (OCs) mainly belong to the young stellar population in the Milky Way disk, but are there groups and complexes of OCs that possibly define an additional level in hierarchical star formation? Current…

Recent observations have revealed a variety of young star clusters, including embedded systems, young massive clusters, and associations. We study the formation and dynamical evolution of these clusters using a combination of simulations…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-27 Michiko Fujii , Simon Portegies Zwart

Thanks to modern understanding of stellar evolution, we can accurately measure the age of Open Clusters (OCs). Given their position, they are ideal tracers of the Galactic disc. Gaia data release 2, besides providing precise parallaxes, led…

Open star clusters are dynamic systems whose evolution is critically influenced by initial conditions such as star formation efficiency and orbital parameters. Understanding their dissolution mechanisms provides insight into stellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-14 M. Ishchenko , V. Masliukh , M. Hradov , P. Berczik , B. Shukirgaliyev , C. Omarov

We present an analysis of the spatial distribution of various stellar populations within the Large Magellanic Cloud. We combine mid-infrared selected young stellar objects, optically selected samples with mean ages between ~9 and ~1000 Myr,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-24 Nate Bastian , Mark Gieles , Barbara Ercolano , Rob Gutermuth

We present results of a study of the galactic open cluster population based on the all-sky catalogue ASCC-2.5 (I/280A) compiled from Tycho-2, Hipparcos and other catalogues. The sample of optical clusters from ASCC-2.5 is complete up to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. E. Piskunov , N. V. Kharchenko , S. Röser , E. Schilbach , R. -D. Scholz

The main aim of this paper is to study the astrophysical behavior of open clusters' properties along the Milky Way Galaxy. Near-IR JHK (2MASS) photometry has been used for getting a homogeneous Catalog of 263 open clusters' parameters,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-06-03 A. L. Tadross

Almost 80 years have passed since Trumpler's analysis of the Galactic open cluster system laid one of the main foundations for understanding the nature and structure of the Milky Way. Since then, the open cluster system has been recognised…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 Andre Moitinho

The ages of 203 open clusters from the list of Dambis (1999) are computed in terms of the evolutionary tracks of Pols et al. (1998) with and without the allowance for convective overshooting. The vertical scaleheight of the cluster layer at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. K. Dambis

The Milky Way has distinct structural stellar components linked to its formation and subsequent evolution, but disentangling them is nontrivial. With the recent availability of high-quality data for a large numbers of stars in the Milky…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-07-05 Amalie Stokholm , Víctor Aguirre Børsen-Koch , Dennis Stello , Marc Hon , Claudia Reyes

Aims: Based on our well-determined sample of open clusters in the all-sky catalogue ASCC-2.5 we derive new linear sizes of some 600 clusters, and investigate the effect of mass segregation of stars in open clusters. Methods: Using…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-15 E. Schilbach , N. V. Kharchenko , A. E. Piskunov , S. Röser , R. -D. Scholz

The small group of Galactic Globular Clusters (GGC) (Pal 12, Terzan 7, Ruprecht 106, Arp 2) recently discovered to be significantly younger (by ~3-4 Gyr) than the average cluster population of the Galaxy are shown to lie near planes passing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 F. Fusi Pecci , M. Bellazzini , C. Cacciari , F. R. Ferraro

We derive photometric, structural and dynamical evolution-related parameters of 11 nearby open clusters with ages in the range 70 Myr to 7 Gyr and masses in the range $\approx400$ \ms to $\approx5 300$ \ms. We search for relations of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Charles Bonatto , Eduardo Bica