IC 405
{{About-distinguish2|the nebula in Auriga|Flame nebula NGC 2024, a nebula in Orion}}
{{Short description|Emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga}}
{{Infobox nebula
| name = IC 405
| image = Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405.png
| caption = IC 405 captured with Ha, OIII, amd SII narrowband filters and processed in the Hubble Palette
| type = emission
| type2= reflection nebula
| epoch = J2000
| ra = {{RA|05|16|05}}
| dec = {{DEC|+34|27|49}}
| dist_ly = 1500
| appmag_v = +6.0?
| size_v = 37{{prime}} × 10{{prime}}
| 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{{Cite APOD|title=IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula|date=2003-11-24|access-date=8 August 2008}} 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 {{RA|05|16.2}} dec {{DEC|+34|28}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/F/Flaming_Star_Nebula.html|title=Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)|last=Darling|first=David|publisher=The Internet Encyclopedia of Science|access-date=8 August 2008}} 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:FlamingStarHunterWilson.jpg|White light image of the Flaming Star Nebula showing the "smoke" of the reflection nebula.
See also
Notes
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Sources
- {{cite book|last=Pasachoff|first=Jay M.|title=Stars and Planets|publisher=Peterson Field Guides|location=New York, NY|date=2000|pages=578 |chapter=Atlas of the Sky|isbn=0-395-93432-X}}
- {{cite book|last=Eicher|first=David J.|title=The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to Deep-Sky Objects from Astronomy Magazine|publisher=AstroMedia (Kalmbach Publishing Company)|date=1988|isbn=0-521-36299-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/universefromyour0000eich}}
External links
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- {{cite simbad|title=IC 405}}
- {{cite web|url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=IC+405&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=NED results for object IC 0405|work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center}}
- {{cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?IC+405|title=IC 405|work=Spider|publisher=Students for the Exploration and Development of Space|author=Frommert, Harmut}}
- {{WikiSky|05|16|05|+|34|27|49|1500}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.constellation-guide.com/flaming-star-nebula-ic-405-sh-2-229-caldwell-31-in-auriga/|title=Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405, SH 2-229, Caldwell 31) in Auriga|work=Constellation Guide|date=2 April 2011}}
- {{cite web|url=http://starcanvas.org/astrophotography/ic405-flaming-star-nebula-sl-rgb|title=IC405 The Flaming star nebula in SL-RGB|website=starcanvas.org|date=15 October 2015}}
{{catalogs | IC=405 | C=31}}
{{Caldwell catalogue}}
{{sh2 objects}}
{{Auriga (constellation)}}
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