NGC 6709 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, some 5° to the southwest of the star Zeta Aquilae.

[4] It is situated toward the center of the galaxy[5] at a distance of 3,510 light-years.

[2] This cluster has a Trumpler class of IV 2 m, and is considered moderately rich[5] with 305[6] member stars.

[6] The core radius of NGC 6709 is 2.2 ly (0.68 pc) and the tidal radius 26.4 ly (8.08 pc).

[5] On the evening of November 13, 1984, David H. Levy discovered his first comet less than a degree from this cluster.