IC 405 (also known as the
Flaming Star Nebula,
SH 2-229, or
Caldwell 31) is an
emission and
reflection nebula=reference
[1] in the constellation
Auriga north of the
celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star
AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA =nowrap05h 16.2m dec +34° 28′.=reference
[2] It is located near the emission nebula [url=mw-redirect=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_410]IC 410[/url], the open clusters
M38 and
M36, and the K-class star
Iota Aurigae.The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500
light-years away from
Earth.=reference
[2] It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the
Orion's Belt area.=reference
[2] The nebula is about 5 [url=mw-redirect=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-years]light-years[/url] across.=reference
[1] 
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