The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)

From South El Monte , the Wild Duck Cluster is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:00, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 25° above your south-western horizon.
Name
The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
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Object type
Open cluster
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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 |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.57 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.