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Names IC 405, Flaming Star Nebula
Right Ascension (2000.0) 05:16:45.4
Declination +34:14:22
Constellation Auriga
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 1630 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 27/11/2022
Exposure time 19,500 seconds (13 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 0.522 arcsecond / pixel

Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS

Asteroid 42284 (2001 TV8) was transiting in front of the nebula during the night; here is a link to a video showing it.
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