IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula [1] 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′. [2]

2023年2月2日 · The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is an emission and reflection nebula located approximately 1,500 light-years away in the northern constellation Auriga. The nebula surrounds the hot blue variable star AE Aurigae.

Pictured here in the Hubble color palette, the Flaming Star Nebula, officially known as IC 405, lies about 1500 light years distant, spans about 5 light years, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga).

2020年1月7日 · Pictured here in the Hubble color palette, the Flaming Star Nebula, officially known as IC 405, lies about 1500 light years distant, spans about 5 light years, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga).

The Flaming Star Nebula is lit by the nearby AE Aurigae in the constellation Auriga. Cataloged as IC 405, this glowing emission and reflection nebula lies approximately 1,500 light-years from Earth. The Flaming Star Nebula is bright enough to be observed and photographed through a small telescope under the right conditions.

According to a legacy article by N. Mayall (1954), IC 405 was discovered in 1892 by Schaberle and, later on, photographically by Wolf and von Gothard (1893). Wolf described the star and surrounding nebulosity as “a burning body from which several enormous curved flames seem to break out like gigantic prominences”.

The Flaming Star Nebula (also IC405, Sharpless 229 or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula. It is about 1500 light years distant and is approximately 5 light years in diameter. It is illuminated by the blue variable star AE Aurigae - a runaway star that might have been ejected during a collision of two binary star groups.

Pictured above, the Flaming Star Nebula, officially known as IC 405, lies about 1500 light years distant, spans about 5 light years, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of Auriga.

The Flaming Star Nebula, also known as IC 405, is a spectacular emission and reflection nebula located about 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga and spanning about 5 light-years. The re...

2024年12月31日 · IC 405，又称火焰星云（Flaming Star Nebula），是一个位于御夫座的发射反射星云，距离地球大约1500光年。 它以明亮的蓝色和红色光辉闻名，其中红光来自电离氢气的发射辐射，而蓝光则是恒星光被尘埃反射的结果。