The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , the Wild Duck Cluster is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:55 (PST) – 3 hours and 34 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 9.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.1 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.57 |
Sources
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.