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SH2-298

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SH2-298

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Also known as 'Thor's Helmet', the central star and responsible for the ionization of the nebula, is the star Wolf-Rayet WR7 (HD 56925), an extremely hot star that is believed to be in a brief stage of previous evolution. to supernova.

It is similar in nature to the Bubble Nebula, but interactions with a nearby large molecular cloud are thought to have contributed to the more complex shape and curved impact structure of Thor's helmet. The nebula has an overall bubble shape, but with complex filamentous structures. The nebula contains several hundred solar masses of ionized material, plus several thousand more non-ionized gas. It is largely interstellar material blown away by winds from the central star, although some material appears to be enriched with the products of the fusion and is likely to have come directly from the star.

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SH2-298, Pedro Sánchez

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