Wild Duck Cluster
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The Wild Duck Cluster is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scutum. 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... Wikipedia
Radius: 95 ly
Distance to Earth: 6,197 light years
Apparent magnitude (V): 5.8
Declination: −06° 16′ 12″
Right ascension: 18h 51m 05.0s
Age: around 220 million years old
Apparent dimensions (V): 22.8′