IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula)
- IC 405
The Flaming Star Nebula is a glowing mix of emission and reflection nebula wrapped around a very hot star O‑type star AE Aurigae in the constellation Auriga.
o - It sits about 1,500 light‑years away in Auriga and looks like a star on fire.
- Object Name
IC 405
- Object Type
Emission & Reflection nebula
- Constellation
Auriga
- Magnitude
9.2
- Distance
1,500 light-years
- Annotated
- Field of View (widefield)
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Equipment
Telescope:
Mount:
Accessory:
Samyang 135mm lens
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
ZWO ASIair Plus
Camera:
Guiding:
Filter:
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling
ZWO ASI1200MM
2″ Optolong L-Pro
Bortle Scale: Kelling Heath, Weybourne, North Norfolk (Bortle 4.1)
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Integration
- Date:
Friday 21st November 2025
- Moonlit:
Waxing Crescent 1.3 days old
Magnitude: -8.4
Moonlit: 1.8%
- Total:
180’s x 30 subs = 1 hour 30 minutes
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Constellation :- Auriga / The Charioteer
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IC 405
Flaming Star Nebula / Sh2-229 / Caldwell 31
Emission & reflection nebula
9.2
1,500 light years / 5 light years long
Aur (Auriga / The Charioteer)
05h 16m 05s
+34° 27′ 49″
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(Click the map above for a large view.)
| Abbreviation: Aur |
| English Name: The Charioteer |
| Genitive: Capella |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Taurus and Camelopardis. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -40 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring |
| Best seen in: January and February (This constellation of Auriga stays in the sky all the year.) (map) |
| Seen between: October and March |
| Right Ascension (RA): 06 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +40 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 657 (21st) |
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Facts about IC 405
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- IC 405 is about 8,000 times wider than the Sun–Pluto distance.
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