The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)

From Fairfield , the Wild Duck Cluster is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:16, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:52, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:09, 42° above your southern horizon.
Name
The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Constellation: | Scutum |
Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [5] 6.32 (B) [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
Right ascension: | 18h51m [3] |
Declination: | -06°16' [3] |
Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.1 klyr [2] |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.57 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.