IRAS 17163−3907

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IRAS 17163−3907, also known as Hen 3-1379, is a yellow hypergiant star located 13,000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. The star is embedded in thick shells of expelled gases and dust, and owing to its appearance has been nicknamed by astronomers the "Fried Egg Nebula".

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