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.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0734a
Typ:Illustration
Publiceringsdatum:3 augusti 2007
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0734
Storlek:1772 x 1768 px

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Namn:RY Sagittarii
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable
Avstånd:6000 ljusår
Kategori:Illustrations
Stars

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