The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
![the Wild Duck Cluster Image of the Wild Duck Cluster](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115902_b273992f6c82.png)
From Fairfield , the Wild Duck Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:33 (EDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:22, 42° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:58, when it sinks below 21° 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 Fairfield local time.