Science & ResearchJul 20, 2026
Discovery of an Unbound Flyby Companion of UBC 63: In the Immediate Aftermath of a Close Encounter
We re-investigate the open cluster UBC 63 using the Gaia DR3 data and show that, rather than being a single cluster as previously classified, it is a compelling candidate for a double cluster undergoing an unbound flyby interaction.
We re-investigate the open cluster UBC 63 using the Gaia DR3 data and show that, rather than being a single cluster as previously classified, it is a compelling candidate for a double cluster undergoing an unbound flyby interaction. A GMM decomposition performed in the 5D…
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