The Disk Around AFGL 4176 (IMAGE)

University of Leeds

The Disk Around AFGL 4176

Caption

This is an artist's impression of the disk around the forming high-mass star AFGL 4176. The disk is 50 times larger than the size of Pluto's orbit, but it rotates around its star in a similar way to disks around forming low-mass stars.

Credit

K.G. Johnston and ESO (background image)

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Credit: K.G. Johnston and ESO (background image)

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