Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 417  ·  M 38  ·  NGC 1912  ·  The star 14Aur  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur  ·  The star 26Aur  ·  The star μAur  ·  The star σAur  ·  The star φAur  ·  The star χAur
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IC 405 - Flamming Star Nebula Widefield, Darius Kopriva
IC 405 - Flamming Star Nebula Widefield
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IC 405 - Flamming Star Nebula Widefield

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IC 405 - Flamming Star Nebula Widefield, Darius Kopriva
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IC 405 - Flamming Star Nebula Widefield

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IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star NebulaSH 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.The nebula is about 1,500 light-years away from Earth. It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion's Belt area. The nebula is about 5 light-years across.

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