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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:44
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IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) - Nebula in Auriga

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:50 | Tran: 14:44 | Set: 0:37
Alt: 47.36°   Az: 91.47°   Direction: East

IC 405 is a Nebula in the Auriga constellation. IC 405 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 10, IC 405 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of IC 405 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 1.6667x1.6667 degrees (100.00x100.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) - Nebula in Auriga star
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DSS2 image of IC 405 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (50 arcmin) and minor (30 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 18m 09s
+34° 22’ 56”
20h 19m 25s
01h 37m 35s

J2000

05h 16m 28s
+34° 21’ 22”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 405 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) - Nebula in Auriga.

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Finder chart for IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) - Nebula in Auriga.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 405 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

10

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 405 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 405 is a visual representation of it.
50 arcmin
30 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) - Nebula in Auriga rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.6°
Max altitude: 72.9°
Azimuth: 304.4°