IC 405
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IC 405, also Caldwell 31 and The Flaming Star Nebula, is an emission nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Auriga. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h16.2m DEC +34°16'. It surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open cluster M38, and the naked-eye K-class star Hassaleh.
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- Stars and Planets, Jay M. Pasachoff, PETERSON FIELD GUIDESTM, 2000, ISBN 0-395-93432-X
- The Universe from your Backyard: A Guide to Deep-Sky Objects from ASTRONOMY Magazine, David J. Eicher, AstroMedia (Kalmback Publishing Company), 1988, ISBN 0-521-36299-7
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