Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star nebula  ·  IC 405
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The Flaming Star in HSS, Ara Jerahian
The Flaming Star in HSS, Ara Jerahian

The Flaming Star in HSS

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The Flaming Star in HSS, Ara Jerahian
The Flaming Star in HSS, Ara Jerahian

The Flaming Star in HSS

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The Flaming Star Nebula (also known as IC 405, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga.

The key points are:

- The nebula shines at magnitude +6.0.

- The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0'.

- It lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth.

- The nebula is about 5 light-years across.

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