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Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)

Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is a nebula in the constellation Auriga, spanning about 50 arcminutes.

It is best placed in the evening sky around December. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 56°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 56°N.

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