- Designation
- IRAS 12419-5414
- Type
- protoplanetary nebula / post-AGB
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Distance
- ≈ 5,000 light-years
- Collection
- Rare
IRAS 12419-5414 · Essential
Boomerang Nebula
protoplanetary nebula / post-AGB, in the constellation Centaurus · ≈ 5,000 light-years
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Curved like the arc that gives it its name, this nebula in Centaurus surrounds a star in transition, shedding its matter before it fully reveals itself. Inside it, scientists have measured some of the coldest temperatures ever observed. Such frozen gentleness belongs to it alone: entrust it to someone whose calm conceals a rare depth.
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