Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski (M11) Observation Details
M11 Daily Motion
M11 will rise before twilight begins, at 22:12, and will reach 17° elevation by the time twilight commences at 23:43. It will reach its transit at 44° by 03:50 and gradually fade away as the night ends at 04:54, maintaining an elevation of around 42°.M11 will be visible until November, 20, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
M11 Visibility Timetable on May 30
M11 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 8.2% illuminated | 08:08 | 15° |
| M11 rise | 22:12 | |
| Astrosession begin | 22:50 | 7° |
| Moon Set | 00:10 | 21° |
| M11 transit | 03:50 | 44° |
| Astrosession end | 04:08 | 44° |
| Civil sunrise | 05:34 | 38° |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 34° |
| M11 set | 09:28 |
Track M11 Position Throughout the Night
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M11 Image Gallery
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DSS Red
DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M11
| Object name | M11 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| M11 coordinates | 18.85166, -6.27003 |
| Center coordinates | 18.85166, -6.27003 |
M11 Passage Through Night
Current position of M11
| Time | 23:43 |
| Latitude | 39.9625 |
| Longitude | -83.0061 |
| M11 elevation | 17° |
| M11 Azimuth | -114° |
Annual motion of M11
| Date | Sat, 31 May 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 22:51 |
| Twighlight end | 04:06 |
| Twighlight duration | 5h 15m |
| Rise | 22:08 |
| Set | 09:24 |
| Elevation at transit | 44° |
| Transit time | 03:46 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 18h 51m 05s", Dec: -6° 16' 12s |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Constellation | Scutum |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the M11 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.