Cluster

Wild Duck Cluster

M11 · NGC 6705 · MWSC 3008

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Object data

Name: Wild Duck Cluster
Designation: M11
Also known as: NGC 6705, MWSC 3008
Type: Cluster
Constellation: Scutum
RA (J2000): 18h 51m 06s
Dec (J2000): -06° 16′ 12″
Magnitude: 5.8
Apparent size: 9′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best July to September, peaking at 31° at 22:00.

January: -43 degrees at 22:00
February: -43 degrees at 22:00
March: -33 degrees at 22:00
April: -16 degrees at 22:00
May: 2 degrees at 22:00
June: 19 degrees at 22:00
July: 30 degrees at 22:00
August: 31 degrees at 22:00
September: 22 degrees at 22:00
October: 6 degrees at 22:00
November: -13 degrees at 22:00
December: -30 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

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Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.