IRC −10414

Although IRC −10414 is an unobtrusive 12th magnitude star visually, early infrared observations quickly noted it as a bright source.

[7] Observations then detected OH emission from the star, again indicating a potentially luminous cool supergiant.

[3] However, the birthplace of this star is not clear and its kinematics and age show its unlikely it had formed in any of the previous three star-forming regions mentioned.

[13] WR 114 (HD 169010) is a Wolf-Rayet star of spectral class WC5 located close in the sky (45 arc-seconds away) to IRC −10414.

If it is as close as that then the strong stellar wind of the former would impede the formation of the bow shock by IRC −10414.