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Dust cloud in a R CrB star (artist's impression)
Artist rendering of the surroundings of a R Coronae Borealis star, as inferred from the observations obtained with ESO's Very Large Telescope. Such stars show erratic variability that is thought to arise from the presence of large clouds of dust in their envelope.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso0734a |
| Type: | Ontwerp |
| Publicatiedatum: | 3 augustus 2007 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0734 |
| Grootte: | 1772 x 1768 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | RY Sagittarii |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable |
| Afstand: | 6000 lichtjaren |
| Categorie: | Illustrations Stars |
