Messier Catalog » M11 — NGC 6705 Wild Duck Cluster

Open Cluster in Scutum

An open cluster of stars discovered in 1681.
M11: The Wild Duck Cluster

An open cluster of stars discovered in 1681.

 
RA

18h 51.1m

Dec

-6°16

Magnitude

6.3 ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚫⚫⚫⚫

Size

14

Distance

6,000 light years

Season

☀ Summer

Difficulty

✅ Very Easy

 
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