IC

Index Catalogue

The Index Catalogue —also known as the Index Catalogue of Nebulae, the Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, IC I, or IC II— is a catalogue of galaxies, nebulae and star clusters that serves as a supplement to the New General Catalogue...

 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell

Caldwell catalogue

The Caldwell Catalogue is an astronomical catalog of 109 bright star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies for observation by amateur astronomers. The list was compiled by Sir Patrick Caldwell-Moore, better known as Patrick Moore, as a complement to the Messier Catalogue.The Messier Catalogue is used...

 31) is an emission

Emission nebula

An emission nebula is a cloud of ionized gas emitting light of various colors. The most common source of ionization is high-energy photons emitted from a nearby hot star...

/reflection nebula

Reflection nebula

In Astronomy, reflection nebulae are clouds of dust which are simply reflecting the light of a nearby star or stars. The energy from the nearby star, or stars, is insufficient to ionize the gas of the nebula to create an emission nebula, but is enough to give sufficient scattering to make the dust...

 in the constellation Auriga

Auriga (constellation)

Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'charioteer' and its stars form a shape that has been associated with the pointed helmet of a charioteer. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains among the 88 modern...

, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae

AE Aurigae

AE Aurigae is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula.AE Aurigae is a blue O-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.99. It is classified as an Orion type variable star and its brightness varies irregularly between magnitudes +5.78 and...

. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA dec . It surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae

AE Aurigae

AE Aurigae is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula.AE Aurigae is a blue O-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.99. It is classified as an Orion type variable star and its brightness varies irregularly between magnitudes +5.78 and...

 and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open cluster M38

Messier 38

Messier 38 is an open cluster in the Auriga constellation.It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently found by Le Gentil in 1749...

, and the naked-eye K-class star Hassaleh. 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 the Orion's Belt

Orion's Belt

The term Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion may refer to:* Orion's Belt, an asterism consisting of three bright stars in a row in the constellation Orion* Orion's Belt, a 1985 film* Orion's Belt, a browser game...

 area. The nebula is about 5 light-years across.

External links

• SIMBAD
  SIMBAD
  SIMBAD is an astronomical database of objects beyond the Solar System...
  
   Data: IC405 - Radio Source
• NED
  NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
  The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database is an on-line astronomical database for astronomers that collates and cross-correlates astronomical information on extragalactic objects...
  
  Data: IC 0405
• SEDS Data: IC 405