IC 405
Right ascension | 05h 16m 05s |
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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 |
IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an
.The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500
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 aCanon R6DSLR 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
- ^ a b Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (2003-11-24). "IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ a b c Darling, David. "Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Science. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
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
- "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.