About Flaming Star Nebula (C31)

Flaming Star Nebula offers a subtle but interesting view and shows up as a faint patch of light. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 17° altitude and reaches 55° around 01:44 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 hours.

Nebulae benefit from filters, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

Under good conditions, the object reveals more character.

It is more subtle than brighter Dso objects.

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Auriga

Distance

1600 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

6