Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  24 Aur  ·  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 417  ·  M 38  ·  NGC 1893  ·  NGC 1907  ·  NGC 1912  ·  The star 14 Aur  ·  The star 16 Aur  ·  The star 17 Aur  ·  The star 18 Aur  ·  The star 19 Aur  ·  The star φ Aur
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Auriga Area, Prea
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IC 405
Also know as The Flaming Star Nebula is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator about 1500 light years away.
IC 417
Also known as the Spider, IC 417 is an emission nebula that is energized by embedded hot, massive blue stars located about 10,000 light years away.
NGC 1893
NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the HII region IC 410.
NGC 1912
Also know as M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna.
NGC 1907
An open star cluster around 4,500 light years from Earth. It contains around 30 stars and is over 500 million years old. With a magnitude of 8.2 it is visible in the constellation Auriga.

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