IC 405

IC 405

Emission nebula
reflection nebula
White light image of the Flaming Star Nebula showing the "smoke" of reflection nebula
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	05h 16m 05s
Declination	+34° 27′ 49″
Distance	1500 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	+6.0?
Apparent dimensions (V)	37′ × 10′
Constellation	Auriga
Physical characteristics
Radius	2.5 ly
Designations	Flaming Star Nebula, Caldwell 31, Sharpless 229
See also: Lists of nebulae

IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula^[1] 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 05^h 16.2^m dec +34° 28′.^[2] It is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the K-class star Iota Aurigae.

The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth.^[2] It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion's Belt area.^[2] The nebula is about 5 light-years across.^[1]

Gallery

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  Amateur astronomer photo of the Flaming Star Nebula with Celestron C9.25 and Hyperstar, ZWO2600MC Pro camera
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  Amateur picture taken with a Canon R6 DSLR and a 110mm ED refractor of the Flaming Star nebula around AE Aurigae
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  Amateur photo of the Flaming Star Nebula taken with an AT72ED II telescope and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera -- 9 hours 30 minutes of total exposure in HaRGB.

See also

• Auriga (Chinese astronomy)
• Caldwell catalogue
• Cosmic dust
• List of largest nebulae

Notes

Sources

• Pasachoff, Jay M. (2000). "Atlas of the Sky". Stars and Planets. New York, NY: Peterson Field Guides. p. 578. ISBN 0-395-93432-X.
• Eicher, David J. (1988). The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to Deep-Sky Objects from Astronomy Magazine. AstroMedia (Kalmbach Publishing Company). ISBN 0-521-36299-7.

External links

• Media related to IC 405 at Wikimedia Commons
• "IC 405". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
• "NED results for object IC 0405". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.
• Frommert, Harmut. "IC 405". Spider. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
• IC 405 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• "Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405, SH 2-229, Caldwell 31) in Auriga". Constellation Guide. 2 April 2011.
• "IC405 The Flaming star nebula in SL-RGB". starcanvas.org. 15 October 2015.