Wild Duck Cluster

{{Infobox open cluster

| image=300px

| caption= Open cluster Messier 11 in Scutum

| name = Wild Duck Cluster

| epoch = J2000.0

| class = I,2,r

| constellation = Scutum

| ra = {{RA|18|51|05.0}}

| dec = {{Dec|-06|16|12}}

| dist_ly = {{Convert|1877|pc|ly|order=flip|lk=on}}

| dist_pc =

| appmag_v = 5.8

| size_v = {{Val|22.8|ul=arcminute}}

| mass_msol = 11,000

| radius_ly = {{Convert|29|pc|ly|disp=out}}

| v_hb =

| age = {{Val|316|50|u=million years}}

| notes =

| names = Messier 11, NGC 6705, Cr 391, Mel 213, OCl 76.0

}}

The Wild Duck Cluster (also known as Messier 11, or NGC 6705) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scutum (the Shield). It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1681. Charles Messier included it in his catalogue of diffuse objects in 1764. Its popular name derives from the brighter stars forming a triangle which could resemble a flying flock of ducks (or, from other angles, one swimming duck). The cluster is located just to the east of the Scutum Star Cloud midpoint.

The Wild Duck Cluster is one of the richest and most compact of the known open clusters. It is one of the most massive open clusters known, and it has been extensively studied. Its age has been estimated to about 316 million years. The core radius is {{cvt|1.23|pc|ly}} while the tidal radius is {{cvt|29|pc|ly}}. Estimates for the cluster's mass range from {{Val|3700|ul=solar mass|fmt=commas}} to {{Val|11000|u=solar mass|fmt=commas}}, depending on the method chosen. The brightest cluster member is visual magnitude 8, and it has 870 members of at least magnitude 16.5. It has an integrated absolute magnitude of –6.5, and a visual extinction of 1.3.

The cluster is metal-rich with an iron abundance of [Fe/H] = {{Val|0.17|0.04}}. Despite its youth, it shows an enhancement of alpha process elements. Possibly this is due to an enhancement of its birth molecular cloud by a nearby Type II supernova explosion. At least nine variable star members have been identified with high probability, plus 29 lower probability members. The former include two eclipsing binary star systems. The cluster is located {{cvt|6.8|kpc|ly}} from the Galactic Center, close to the galactic plane, and is not far from its birthplace.

Gallery

Wild cosmic ducks Messier 11.jpg|A portion of M11, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope{{cite web |title=Wild cosmic ducks |url=https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1912a/ |website=spacetelescope.org |access-date=25 March 2019 |language=en}}

Eso1430a.jpg|The blue stars in the centre of the image are the young, hot stars of the cluster.{{cite web|title=Wild Ducks Take Flight in Open Cluster|url=http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1430/|website=eso.org|publisher=European Southern Observatory|access-date=3 October 2014}}

Messier11.jpg|M11 is visible with binoculars in the constellation of Scutum.

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External links

[http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m011.html Messier 11, SEDS Messier pages]
[https://www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-NGC-6705.htm Messier 11 - LRGB result based on 2 hrs total data]
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Category:Open clusters

Category:Carina–Sagittarius Arm

Wild Duck Cluster

Category:NGC objects

Category:Scutum (constellation)

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