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IC 405

IC 405 — Flaming Star Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Auriga
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Auriga
Right ascension
5h 16m 12s
Declination
+34° 16′ 00″
Magnitude
6
Angular size
37′ × 19′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Nov-Mar
Catalog IDs
IC 405

About this target

Emission/reflection around AE Aurigae.

Recommended telescopes

William Optics
1085mm f/7.0 · 156mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
1100mm f/7.3 · 150mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
TEC
1120mm f/7.0 · 160mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
Askar
1057mm f/7.0 · 151mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
1050mm f/7.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
1050mm f/7.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 1.90° × 1.27°
Scale 1.13″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 1.88° × 1.25°
Scale 1.11″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 0.98° × 0.67°
Scale 0.85″/px
Target fills 93% of frame
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