Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  IC 417  ·  NGC 1931  ·  The star φAur
IC417 & NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly in HST Palette, Kirk
IC417 & NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly in HST Palette
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IC417 & NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly in HST Palette

IC417 & NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly in HST Palette, Kirk
IC417 & NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly in HST Palette
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IC417 & NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly in HST Palette

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IC417 & NGC1931 known as the Spider and Fly are located in Auriga with the Spider (IC417) being about 7500 light years distant and the Fly (NGC1931) about 7000 light years away.

The Spider is a large emission nebula and the Fly is emission/reflection nebula.

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IC417 & NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly in HST Palette, Kirk