IC : Flaming Star Nebula (IC405)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-05
Astronomical night: 22:17 - 04:40 (GMT -5)
Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk7°309° (Northwest)
Set23:110°318° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

7°

309° (Northwest)

Elevation

Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) Celestial motion
Information about Flaming Star Nebula (IC405)

General information

Bright Nebula IC405 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Auriga constellation. The nebula's apparent sizes are 50 angular minutes.
nebula is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-05-05 nebula IC405 will become observable at northwest as the dusk sky fades, 7° above your horizon, at 22:17. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:11 the object will sink below the horizon at northwest.
 

Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) on the sky map

Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) on the sky map
Object type

Bright Nebula

Alternative names

Flaming Star Nebula

Constellation

Auriga

Magnitude

10

Apparent size50'x30'
Right ascension5h 17m 24s
Declination34° 23′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC405

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H I 45Double Star6.78
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H II 48Double Star7.85
H IV 101Double Star6.65
H III 64Double Star5.46
H I 67Double Star7.24
H V 89Double Star2.6
H VI 34Double Star2.6
NGC1778Open Cluster7.7
IC410Bright Nebula7.5
NGC1893Open Cluster7.5
NGC1907Open Cluster8.2
M38 / NGC1912Open Cluster6.4
M36 / NGC1960Open Cluster6
M37 / NGC2099Open Cluster5.6