The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Wild Duck Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:49, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:21, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h51m [3] |
| Declination: | −06°16' [3] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [5] 6.32 (B) [3] |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.1 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.57 |
Sources