Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  The star 17 Aur  ·  The star 18 Aur  ·  The star 19 Aur
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Flaming Star Nebula - IC 405, Oscar Calzón
Flaming Star Nebula - IC 405
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Flaming Star Nebula - IC 405

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Flaming Star Nebula - IC 405, Oscar Calzón
Flaming Star Nebula - IC 405
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Flaming Star Nebula - IC 405

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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, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h 16.2m dec +34° 28′.

t 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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