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The Fried Egg Nebula
This picture of the nebula around a rare yellow hypergiant star called IRAS 17163-3907 is the best ever taken of a star in this class and shows for the first time a huge dusty double shell surrounding the central hypergiant. The star and its shells resemble an egg white around a yolky centre, leading astronomers to nickname the object the Fried Egg Nebula.
Credit:ESO/E. Lagadec
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso1136a |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 28 september 2011 12:00 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso1136 |
| Grootte: | 1280 x 1280 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | IRAS 17163-3907 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Exotic Milky Way : Nebula |
| Afstand: | 13000 lichtjaren |
| Categorie: | Nebulae Stars |
Wallpapers
Kleuren & filters
| Band | Telescoop |
|---|---|
| Infrarood PAH1 | Very Large Telescope VISIR |
| Infrarood SiC | Very Large Telescope VISIR |
| Infrarood NeII | Very Large Telescope VISIR |