Deep sky · Open cluster in Scutum · M 11 · NGC 6705
M 11
Wild Duck Cluster
The Wild Duck Cluster — a fan of stars that reminded a 19th-century admiral of a flight of ducks.
- Type
- Open cluster
- Designations
- M 11 · NGC 6705
- Constellation
- Scutum
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.3
- Apparent size
- 14′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 18h 51m · Dec −6° 16′
Look for
It sits in the bright Scutum Star Cloud. Binoculars show a misty spot; a small telescope, a V of ducks with a bright leader.