NGC 6705
Wild Duck Cluster
NGC 6705 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Scutum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6705:
| NGC: | NGC 6705 |
| Common name: | Wild Duck Cluster |
| Messier: | M 11 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| V-mag (visual): | 5.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 6.32 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:51:05.99 |
| Declination: | -06:16:12.10 |
| Major axis: | 9 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 36 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000119 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS