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NGC 6164, Dionysus
NGC 6164, Dionysus

NGC 6164

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NGC 6164, Dionysus
NGC 6164, Dionysus

NGC 6164

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The emission nebula NGC 6164 was created by a rare, hot, luminous O-type star, some 40 times as massive as the Sun, and a mere 3 to 4 million years old. It is predicted that in another three to four million years the massive star will end its life in a supernova explosion. NGC 6164 has an extensive, faint halo, which expands into the surrounding interstellar medium. The material in the halo is likely from an earlier active phase of the O star. 

NGC 6164 is 4,200 light-years away in the right-angled southern constellation of Norma and spans around 4 light-years.

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NGC 6164, Dionysus