The Fried Egg Nebula
October 1, 2011
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 center, leading astronomers to nickname the object the Fried Egg Nebula.
Credit: ESO/E. Lagadec
Credit: ESO/E. Lagadec
Topics:
Hypergiant, Star types, Protoplanetary nebulae, The star, Calabash Nebula, Egg Nebula, Yellow hypergiant, Carina Nebula, Nebula, Star
