Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  14 Aur  ·  16 Aur  ·  17 AR Aur  ·  18 Aur  ·  19 Aur  ·  AE Aur  ·  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  HD241313  ·  HD241323  ·  HD241353  ·  HD241366  ·  HD241411  ·  HD241449  ·  HD241460  ·  HD241476  ·  HD241477  ·  HD241504  ·  HD241505  ·  HD241521  ·  HD241535  ·  HD241565  ·  HD241611  ·  HD241635  ·  HD241649  ·  HD241683  ·  HD241698  ·  HD241699  ·  HD241714  ·  HD241715  ·  HD241731  ·  And 120 more.
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IC405 (SH2-229) The Flaming Star Nebula, Almos Balasi
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IC405 (SH2-229) The Flaming Star Nebula

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IC405 (SH2-229) The Flaming Star Nebula, Almos Balasi
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IC405 (SH2-229) The Flaming Star Nebula

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IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. It surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the K-class star Iota Aurigae.

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