| M11 (NGC6705) / Open Cluster, type g, I 2 r |
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| R.A. | 18h 51m 5.9s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | -06° 16' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 10' |
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| Real Size | 16 light yrs. |
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| # of Stars | 682 |
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| Magnitude | 6.3 |
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| Distance | 5670 light yrs. |
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The Scutum is a tiny constellation just North of Sagittarius, and M11 (NGC6705) is a fine open cluster found out in this minor constellation.
This object has no name in Japan, but it's called "Wild Duck Cluster" in English.
M11 is positioned in the Milky Way where fine stars are extremely crowded, but it's unexpectedly easy to find the cluster because M11 is much denser than the Milky Way of a background.
Each open cluster has one of five types of "c" to "g" classified with its density, and M11 has the highest index of "g", so it looks like a globular cluster.
The cluster consists of about 680 stars and 5600 light years away.
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