Flaming Star Nebula

Scientific overview

Flaming Star Nebula is a nebula in the constellation Auriga. It shines at apparent magnitude 10 and spans about 50 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Winter (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

5.2749h / 34.3562°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 2281NGC 2281	Open cluster	5.4	10.8
M 37M 37 · NGC 2099	Open cluster	5.6	11.4
M 36M 36 · NGC 1960	Open cluster	6	7.2
M 38M 38 · NGC 1912	Open cluster	6.4	9.6
NGC 1857NGC 1857	Open cluster	7	4.5
NGC 1893NGC 1893	Open cluster	7.5	6
NGC 1664NGC 1664	Open cluster	7.6	11.4
NGC 1778NGC 1778	Open cluster	7.7	4.5

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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