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Photometry and astrometry of M36 members

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We present comprehensive characterization of the Galactic open cluster M36.

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Some 200 member candidates, with an estimated contamination rate of ~8%, have been identified on the basis of proper motion and parallax measured by the Gaia DR2. The cluster has a proper motion grouping around ({mu}_{alpha}_cos{delta}=-0.15+/-0.01mas/yr, and {mu}_{delta}_=-3.35+/-0.02mas/yr), distinctly separated from the field population.

Most member candidates have parallax values 0.7-0.9mas, with a median value of 0.82+/-0.07mas (distance ~1.20+/-0.13kpc). The angular diameter of 27'+/-0.4' determined from the radial density profile then corresponds to a linear extent of 9.42+/-0.14pc. With an estimated age of ~15Myr, M36 is free of nebulosity.

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To the southwest of the cluster, we discover a highly obscured (A_V_ up to ~23mag), compact (~1.9'x1.2') dense cloud, within which three young stellar objects in their infancy (ages <~0.2Myr) are identified. The molecular gas, 3.6pc in extent, contains a total mass of (2-3)x10^2^M_{sun}_, and has a uniform velocity continuity across the cloud, with a velocity range of -20 to -22km/s, consistent with the radial velocities of known star members.

In addition, the cloud has a derived kinematic distance marginally in agreement with that of the star cluster. If physical association between M36 and the young stellar population can be unambiguously established, this manifests a convincing example of prolonged star formation activity spanning up to tens of Myr in molecular clouds.

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