Wild Duck Cluster

Dense open cluster in the Scutum star cloud.

Scutum NGC 6705

Tonight

Not ranked for tonight — it may stay below the useful altitude window.

Vespera fit

ModeNative

FilterBroadband

DifficultyEasy

Facts

Magnitude6.3

Size14 × 14′

Distance6,200 ly

RA / Dec18.851 h / -6.27°

About

Dense open cluster in the Scutum star cloud.