Planetary Nebula
Newly discovered star one of hottest in Galaxy
by Alexandre Costa on Dec.10, 2009, under Planetary Nebula
Source: Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
Despite numerous attempts by astronomers across the world, the mysterious dying star at the heart of the Bug nebula – one of the brightest and most beautiful of the planetary nebulae – has never been seen before. The first image of the star at the center of the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302) has now been taken by a team of astronomers at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, using the newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope. This star, one of the hottest in the galaxy, has a temperature of about 200,000 Kelvin – 33 times hotter than the Sun – and is at the center of one of the most beautiful planetary nebula in the galaxy.
