V838 Mon before and during outburst
These two images compare V838 Mon before (May 1989) and after the outburst (March 2002).
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0304h |
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| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 26 March 2003, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0304 |
| Size: | 600 x 450 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 07015-0346, V838 Mon |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable |
| Distance: | 20000 light years |
| Category: | Stars |
