HD 44179 - Red Rectangle Nebula [APOD], Steven Marx

HD 44179 - Red Rectangle Nebula [APOD]

HD 44179 - Red Rectangle Nebula [APOD], Steven Marx

HD 44179 - Red Rectangle Nebula [APOD]

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Description

HD 44179 - Raw fits data obtained from Hubble Legacy Archive.

Contains Pseudo Green channel.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

The Red Rectangle Nebula, so called because of its red color and unique rectangular shape, is a protoplanetary nebula in the Monoceros constellation. Also known as HD 44179, the nebula was discovered in 1973 during a rocket flight associated with the AFCRL Infrared Sky Survey called Hi Star. The binary system at the center of the nebula was first discovered by Robert Grant Aitken in 1915.

More about this object at HUBBLESITE: HD 44179

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HD 44179 - Red Rectangle Nebula [APOD], Steven Marx