M 11

Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum

"One of the richest and most compact of the galactic clusters." (Burnham). M11 contains an estimated 2900 stars. An observer at the center of M11 would see several hundred first magnitude stars!

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Right ascension	18 : 48.4 (hours : minutes)
Declination	-06 : 20 (degrees : minutes)
Distance	6.0 (light-years*10^3)
Visual magnitude	6.3