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M 11 · Open cluster · Scutum

Wild Duck Cluster

Also known as NGC 6705 · Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski

Shot with Celestron EdgeHD 8 with 0.7× reducer ×1 · Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED ×1

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Type

Open cluster

Constellation

Scutum

Position (J2000)

18h 51m 06s · −6° 16′ 12″

Discovered

by Gottfried Kirch in 1681

Pictures

2

Typical integration

4.5 h

Magnitude

5.8

visual

Size

9′

Distance

~6,100 ly

Best months

Jun–Aug

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.