Messier 11
E459048
Messier 11 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and nickname "the Wild Duck Cluster."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
NGC object ⓘ astronomical object ⓘ open star cluster ⓘ |
| age | about 220 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | 14 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 5.8 ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Scutum–Centaurus Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFromHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterConcentration | high ⓘ |
| clusterType | rich open cluster ⓘ |
| contains |
giant stars
ⓘ
numerous main-sequence stars ⓘ several thousand stars ⓘ |
| declination | -06° 16′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Gottfried Kirch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1681 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1.8 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
about 6000 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | -2.8 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 27.3 degrees ⓘ |
| hasColor | dominated by blue-white stars ⓘ |
| hasCorePopulation | high stellar density ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
M11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 6705 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Wild Duck Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObservationSeason |
northern autumn
ⓘ
northern summer ⓘ |
| hasShape | triangular appearance ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
astrophotography ⓘ |
| liesInDirectionOf | Galactic center region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic disk
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Scutum Star Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| messierNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| metallicity | near-solar ⓘ |
| ngcNumber | 6705 ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | resembles a flock of wild ducks in flight ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 51m ⓘ |
| visibleWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescope ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scutum