Asteroid Caught Marching Across Tadpole Nebula

IC 410 · nebula

Tadpole Nebula

IC 410 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Auriga.

RA05h 22m 44sDec+33° 24' 43"

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA. Source: JPL via images.nasa.gov.

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Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation
IC 410
All designations
IC 410 · Tadpole Nebula
Object type
Nebula
Constellation
Auriga
Best viewing
Winter

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000)
05h 22m 44s
Declination (J2000)
+33° 24' 43"
Apparent magnitude (V)
Distance
III

Visibility tonight

V

The science

IC 410 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Auriga. It is part of a larger star-forming complex that includes the nearby IC 405 and the open clusters M36 and M38.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0

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References

Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.

1 merge conflict resolved
  • coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used