Messier 11

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 220 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.3
5.8
approximately 6.3
gptkbp:associated_nebulae none known
gptkbp:best_time_to_visit summer months
gptkbp:cluster_diameter approximately 25 light years
gptkbp:contains_blue_stragglers gptkb:true
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:true
ongoing
approximately 290
gptkbp:coordinates l=30.0°, b=-5.0°
gptkbp:declination +6° 16′ 00″
-06° 16′ 00″
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Hermann_Goldschmidt
gptkbp:discovery_year 1864
gptkbp:distance 11.5
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 6,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
New General Catalogue (NGC)
gptkbp:first_appearance 1864
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.5
gptkbp:has_high_density gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_main_sequence_stars gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_red_giant_stars gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various
O, B, A, F, G, K, M
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 11
gptkbp:included NGC catalog
gptkbp:is_associated_with star clusters
gptkbp:is_considered one of the best open clusters
gptkbp:is_located_at Galactic coordinates (l, b) = (30.0°, -2.0°)
gptkbp:is_located_near the Galactic plane
gptkbp:is_notable_for its high concentration of stars
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:William_Herschel
amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Scutum_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
Milky Way open clusters
gptkbp:is_studied_in stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar dynamics studies
gptkbp:is_visible_from Southern Hemisphere
northern latitudes
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Wild_Duck_Cluster
gptkbp:located_in constellation Scutum
gptkbp:mass approximately 1,000 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:NGC_6705
gptkbp:operating_hours summer months
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:research observed since the 18th century
gptkbp:right_ascension 18h 51m 20s
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:visible_with_binoculars gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scutum_constellation
gptkb:Scutum
gptkb:NGC_6705
gptkb:the_Wild_Duck_Cluster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6