- Source: IC 405
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′. 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. 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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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.
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