01 / Capture
- Object
- IC405
- Captured
- 2026-02-04
- Exposure
- Lots
02 / Processing
- Workflow
- PixInsight
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Object notes / Wikipedia
IC 405
IC 405 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.
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