Caldwell 31, also known as the Flaming Star Nebula or IC 405, is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, first photographed around 1892 by the American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham. It lies roughly 1,500 light-years from Earth and is illuminated chiefly by the irregular variable star AE Aurigae, a runaway star that appears to have been ejected from the Orion Nebula region.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Wikidata: Caldwell 31
Wikidata Q841306, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source IC 405 (Wikipedia)
Caldwell 31, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae.
IC 405, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae.
View the SourceCaldwell 31 (Wikipedia)
In Group: Emission, Reflection and Diffuse Nebulae, Lead sentenceQuote, In Group: Emission, Reflection and Diffuse Nebulae, Lead sentence
IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae.
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