IC 417

IC 417 is an emission nebula in Auriga. It is part of the Aur OB2 association, located nearby to NGC 1931.^[2] It is located on the near side of the Perseus arm of the galaxy.

IC 417

Nebula
Observation data: epoch
Right ascension	5h 28m 5.9s
Declination	+34° 25′ 26″
Distance	7100 ly
Apparent diameter	13' x 10'[1]
Constellation	Auriga
Designations	CED 46, LBN 804, Sh 2-234
See also: Lists of nebulae

It has an estimated age of 10 million years.^[3] The nebula is home to 710 potential young stellar objects. ^[4] It is thought that it truly contains hundreds of thousands of newly-formed stars.^[5]

It was discovered by Max Wolf on 25 September, 1892.^[6] IC 417 is visually nearby to the open cluster Stock 8, which it surrounds.^[7]