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Image of the Day: NGC2440

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NGC 2440, a dying star that’s providing a spectacular final performance. The white dwarf star at the heart of this planetary nebula is one of the hottest known, with a surface temperature of nearly 222,000 degrees Celsius (400,000 degrees Fahrenheit).


Optical, Hubble: NASA, ESA, and K. Noll (STScI)

Image of the day: NGC2440
Image of the day: NGC2440

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