Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)
Also known as Flaming Star Nebula · IC 405
Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is a nebula in the constellation Auriga.
Facts
| Type | Nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Position (J2000) | 5h 16m 29s, +34° 21′ |
| Brightness | magnitude 10 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 50′ × 30′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | UHC (narrowband) filter (Glowing gas shines in a few colours of hydrogen and oxygen: a UHC filter passes those and blocks most light pollution and sky glow.) |
| Studied in | 54 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is highest in the sky at midnight in December. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 76° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 74°. To see it you need a small telescope.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Auriga
- Capella
- Epsilon Aurigae
- FRB 121102
- M37 (NGC 2099)
- Pinwheel Cluster (M36)
- Starfish Cluster (M38)
- Tadpoles Nebula
- Westbrook Nebula
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits