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
About the Image
| Id: | eso1136a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 September 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1136 |
| Size: | 1280 x 1280 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 17163-3907 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Exotic Milky Way : Nebula |
| Distance: | 13000 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae Stars |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Infrared PAH1 | Very Large Telescope VISIR |
| Infrared SiC | Very Large Telescope VISIR |
| Infrared NeII | Very Large Telescope VISIR |