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The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688) in Infrared Light

The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688) in Infrared Light

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    21h 2m 18.79s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    36° 41' 38.0"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Egg Nebula, CRL 2688
  • Release Date
    May 12, 1997
  • Science Release
    Hubble Peers into Heart of Dying Star
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Credit: Rodger Thompson, Marcia Rieke, Glenn Schneider, Dean Hines (University of Arizona); Raghvendra Sahai (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); NICMOS Instrument Definition Team, and NASA

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The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688) in Visible Light (left) and Infrared (right)

The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688) in Visible Light (left) and Infrared (right)

The Egg Nebula, also known as CRL 2688, is shown on the left as it appears in visible light with the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and on the right as it appears in infrared light with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object...

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Mar 28, 2025
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