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473-245 (473-245, Messier 42 , Orion Nebula) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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473-245

December 14, 2009 · ESA/Hubble · 473-245, Messier 42 , Orion Nebula

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One of 42 new proplyds discovered in the Orion Nebula, 473-245 is one of the dark proplyds that lies relatively far from the nebula’s brightest star, Theta 1 Orionis C.