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.

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Om bilden

ID:eso1136a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:28 september 2011 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1136
Storlek:1280 x 1280 px

Om objektet

Namn:IRAS 17163-3907
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Type : Exotic
Milky Way : Nebula
Avstånd:13000 ljusår
Kategori:Nebulae
Stars

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Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Infrarött
PAH1
Very Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarött
SiC
Very Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarött
NeII
Very Large Telescope
VISIR