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IC 405 

 

FLAMING STAR

AE Aurigae is a blue O-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.0. It is classified as an Orion type variable star and its brightness varies irregularly between magnitudes +5.78 and +6.08. It is approximately 1,300 light-years from Earth.

AE Aur is a runaway star that might have been ejected during a collision of two binary star groups. This collision, which also is credited with ejecting Mu Columbae and possibly 53 Arietis, has been traced to the Trapezium cluster in the Orion Nebula two million years ago. The binary Iota Orionis may have been the other half of this collision.

    

  • AE AURIGAE STAR

    AE AURIGAE STAR

    LRGB Broad Band
  • AE AURIGAE STAR

    AE AURIGAE STAR

    LRGB Broad Band

THE NEBULA

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. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h 16.2m dec +34° 28′. It is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the K-class star Iota Aurigae.

  

Technical Data

Bortle Scale / SQM-L Bortle 4/5  / 20.14 - 20.26
Period Decembre 2022
Primary Scope  Takahashi FSQ 106/530 - CCA 250/1250
Camera MIX455 - IMX571
Mount AP 1100 GTO CP4
Total Exposure Time 5 h
Composition LRGB
Location Val Imagna (Bergamo) Italy

 

 

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