- IC 405
Diffuse_nebula
name = IC 405
caption = IC 405
type = emission/reflection nebula
ra = RA|05|16|05
dec = DEC|+34|27|49
dist_ly = 1500
appmag_v = +6.0?
size_v = 37' x 10'
constellation =Auriga
radius_ly = 2.5 ly
notes =
names = Flaming Star Nebula, Caldwell 31IC 405, also Caldwell 31 and The Flaming Star Nebula, is an emission/
reflection nebula cite web|url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031124.html|title=APOD: 2003 November 24 - IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula|last=Nemiroff|first=Robert|coauthors=Bonnell, Jerry|date=2003 November 24|publisher=APOD (NASA)|accessdate=2008-08-08] and Caldwell object in the constellationAuriga , surrounding the bluish starAE Aurigae . It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h16.2m 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|accessdate=2008-08-08] . It surrounds the irregular variable starAE Aurigae and is located near the emission nebulaIC 410 , the open clusterM38 , and the naked-eye K-class starHassaleh . The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500 light-years away. It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to theOrion's Belt area. The nebula is about 5 light-years across.References
*cite book|last=Pasachoff|first=Jay M.|title=Stars and Planets|publisher=Peterson Field Guides|location=New York, NY|date=2000|pages=578 pg|chapter=Atlas of the Sky|isbn=0-395-93432-X|language=English
*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|language=EnglishExternal links
* [http://www.seds.org/~spider/ngc/ngc.cgi?IC+405 IC 405]
* [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?Ident=IC%20405 Simbad - IC 405]
* [http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=IC%20405 NED - IC 405]External links
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
