IC 417 · nebula
Spider Nebula
IC 417 is an emission nebula in Auriga.
RA05h 28m 06sDec+34° 25' 26"
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/2MASS. Source: JPL via images.nasa.gov.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- IC 417
- All designations
- IC 417 · Spider Nebula
- Object type
- Nebula
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Best viewing
- Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 05h 28m 06s
- Declination (J2000)
- +34° 25' 26"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
IC 417 is an emission nebula in Auriga. It is part of the Aur OB2 association, located nearby to NGC 1931. It is located on the near side of the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used