Recurring Nova T Pyxidis
This image, taken by a ground-based telescope, shows shells of gas around the star that were blown off during several eruptions.
Credit:
Mike Shara, Bob Williams, and David Zurek ( Space Telescope Science Institute); Roberto Gilmozzi (European Southern Observatory); Dina Prialnik (Tel Aviv University); and NASA/ESA
About the Image
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| Id: | opo9729b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 September 1997, 06:00 |
| Size: | 83 x 101 px |
About the Object
| Name: | T Pyxidis |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Nova • Stars Images/Videos • Miscellaneous Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 15000 light years |
