Gum 80 lies approximately 6,000 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens.

Understood as Sh2-46, RCW 158 or LBN 58, the nebula is 14.5 light-years throughout.

“The strong red shades of Gum 80 may be stunning, however they conceal an impostor,” ESO astronomers stated in a declaration.

“The huge blue-white star at the center of the image is HD 165319, an O-type star, among the brightest, however rarest kinds of stars in deep space.”

“The star is mainly accountable for the striking red tones around it, brought on by the ionization of the hydrogen atoms that comprise the nebula.”

“HD 165319, nevertheless, need to not be here,” they stated.

“We believe that this star was born elsewhere– in the neighboring Eagle Nebula.”

“Located in the tail area of the Serpens constellation, the Eagle Nebula has plenty of star-forming areas.”

“Once born, these stars end up being bound by gravity, developing a huge open cluster.”

“Sometimes, however, a few of them end up being disentangled, starting a singular objective through area that can lead them to penetrate other unassociated nebulae.”

“A bow shock beside HD 165319 appears to suggest that the star is presently plunging through Gum 80.”

“Perhaps this nebula will wind up looking in a different way if the star winds up leaving it behind.”

“The extremely in-depth image of Gum 80 was taken by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), which checks out the sky in noticeable light,” the scientists stated.

“Currently owned by INAF, the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, the VST lies at ESO’s Paranal Observatory, in Chile.”