Investigation of star clusters found in the 2mass catalog

We have launched a program of UBV R CCD photometric investigations of new clusters detected in the 2mass catalog based on an automatic detection method, which uses a convolution with a density function. Three new clusters, Koposov 12, Koposov 53 and Koposov 77 were observed in UBV I with the 104 cm Sampurnanand telescope located at ARIES, Manora Peak, India. Their ages, distances, color excesses and metallicities have been derived using photometric data.