IC 405
Emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga
title: "IC 405" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["diffuse-nebulae", "emission-nebulae", "reflection-nebulae", "ic-objects", "caldwell-objects", "sharpless-objects", "auriga"] description: "Emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga" topic_path: "general/diffuse-nebulae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_405" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | IC 405 |
| image | Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405.png |
| caption | IC 405 captured with Ha, OIII, and SII narrowband filters and processed in the Hubble Palette |
| type | emission |
| type2 | reflection nebula |
| epoch | J2000 |
| ra | |
| dec | |
| dist_ly | 1500 |
| appmag_v | +6.0? |
| size_v | 37 × 10 |
| constellation | Auriga |
| radius_ly | 2.5 |
| names | Flaming Star Nebula, Caldwell 31, Sharpless 229 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the nebula in Auriga ::
| name = IC 405 | image = Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405.png | caption = IC 405 captured with Ha, OIII, and SII narrowband filters and processed in the Hubble Palette | type = emission | type2= reflection nebula | epoch = J2000 | ra = | dec = | dist_ly = 1500 | appmag_v = +6.0? | size_v = 37 × 10 | constellation = Auriga | radius_ly = 2.5 | notes = | names = Flaming Star Nebula, Caldwell 31, Sharpless 229 NOTOC 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 dec . 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.
Gallery
File:IC405 Mark Johnston1.png|Amateur astronomer photo of the Flaming Star Nebula with Celestron C9.25 and Hyperstar, ZWO2600MC Pro camera File:IC405-19x4min-20210401.jpg|Amateur picture taken with a Canon R6 DSLR and a 110mm ED refractor of the Flaming Star nebula around AE Aurigae File:HaRGB-cropped.png|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.[[File:IC405 HSS.jpg|alt=Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405), Auriga captured using Skywatcher Quattro 200P, ASI294MM Pro using Sii, Ha and Oiii filter. Total 7 hours from Bortle 9|thumb|Stellar Embers and Ashes - Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405), Auriga. captured using Skywatcher Quattro 200P, ASI294MM Pro using Sii, Ha and Oiii filter. Total 7 hours from Bortle 9]] File:FlamingStarHunterWilson.jpg|White light image of the Flaming Star Nebula showing the "smoke" of the reflection nebula.
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Sources
References
- (2003-11-24). "IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula".
- Darling, David. "Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)". The Internet Encyclopedia of Science.
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