The Egg Nebula
This image of the Egg Nebula, also known as CRL2688 and located roughly 3, 000 light-years from us, was taken in red light with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope.
This image sheds new light on the poorly understood ejection of stellar matter which accompanies the slow death of Sun-like stars. The image is shown in false color.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | CRL 2688, Egg Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula |
Distance: | 1400 light years |
Constellation: | Cygnus |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 21 2 18.68 |
Position (Dec): | 36° 41' 36.85" |
Field of view: | 1.24 x 1.24 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 65.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical R |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |