Fighting light pollution.....
Very nice open cluster in Scutum. The cluster consist of 2900 stars. On the left you see a small cluster named NGC 6704.
Name and aliases | M 11, NGC 6705 |
Common names | Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski, Wild Duck Cluster |
Type | Open (galactic) Cluster |
Coordinates | 18:51:03.84 -06:16:19.2 |
Radial velocity | 35.7 km/s |
Link | Simbad |
Link | HyperLeda |
M11, Wild Duck Cluster