Cotton Candy Nebula
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Protoplanetary nebula
A protoplanetary nebula or preplanetary nebula is an astronomical object which is at the short-lived episode during a star's rapid stellar evolution between the late asymptotic giant branch phase and the subsequent planetary nebula phase. A PPN emits strongly in infrared radiation, and is a...
that was originally discovered by the IRAS
IRAS
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite was the first-ever space-based observatory to perform a survey of the entire sky at infrared wavelengths....
satellite. It is also known as IRAS 17150-3224. It is a good example of a DUPLEX-type PPN .
R.A. 17h18'20"
Decl. -32 27'22"
Constellation: Ara