A catalogue of young (<=1 Gyr) nearby (<= 500 pc) open clusters
Open clusters are groups of stars, from a few hundreds to several thousands, which have formed from the same molecular cloud. They represent entities in our Galaxy very important for understanding star formation and evolution because their members share a very similar distance, age and metallicity.
We present a catalogue of astrometric members of the nearest (<=500 pc) and youngest (<=1 Gyr) clusters to the Sun based on the Gaia DR3 data release. Catalogues and interactive diagrams are available for each cluster on this website, as well as the download of the entire catalogue. The link to the refereed paper is available below and the catalogues are public on CDS/Vizier.
Žerjal et al., in prep
Acknowledgements
Maruša Žerjal and Nicolas Lodieu acknowledge support from the ACIISI, Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento y Empleo del Gobierno de Canarias and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under grant with reference PROID2020010052 (PI N. Lodieu, 01/2020-09/2022). Maruša Žerjal was employed with this grant between July 2021 and September 2022. Antonio Pérez-Garrido acknowledges support from the grant PID2020-120052GB-I00 financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.
