NEBULAE & STAR CLUSTERS A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z           HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site IC 410 IC 410, IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula), and environs. This image is a composite from B&W images taken with the Palomar Observatory's 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope as a part of the second National Geographic Palomar Observatory Sky Survey. The images were recorded on 2 types of photographic plates, one sensitive to red light and the other to blue, and then digitized. Credit: Davide De Martin, Skyfactory.org. A region of faint nebulosity surrounding the open star cluster NGC 1893. It lies in the constellation Auriga one and a half degrees east of the brighter and better known Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405). In appearance, IC 410 resembles the Rosette Nebula in Monocerus. Visual magnitude 13 Diameter 25' × 20' Distance 2,200 light-years (670 pc) Position R.A. 05h 22.0m; Dec. 33° 29' Other designations C 0519+334, CTB 17, LBN 807, LBN 173.58-01.75, Min 2- 59, OCl 438.0 Related category    • NEBULAE AND STAR CLUSTERS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP