About Wild Duck Cluster (M11)

Wild Duck Cluster is a rewarding deep-sky target and shows up as a faint patch of light. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Scutum

Distance

6000 ly

Size

14.0'

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Very Easy

Magnitude

6.3