IC 417
| Emission nebula | |
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| IC 417
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| Constellation | Carter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 22 m 44.1 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 24 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Angular expansion | 13 '× 10' |
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history
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| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | September 25, 1892 |
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| IC 417 • LBN 804 | |
IC 417 is an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Auriga . The object and was discovered by Max Wolf on September 25, 1892 .
The way in which the Open Star Cluster is embedded in the emission nebula is similar to the Rosette and Cocoon Nebulae .