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Hubble image of LRLL 54361 and its surroundings (IC 348 , LRLL 54361) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble image of LRLL 54361 and its surroundings

February 7, 2013 · ESA/Hubble · IC 348 , LRLL 54361 · Perseus

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This infrared image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows an image of protostellar object LRLL 54361 and its rich cosmic neighbourhood, a region called IC 348.

The protostar, which is the bright object with fan-like beams of light coming from it, located towards the right of the image, is letting off flashes of light every 25.3 days.

More Hubble images of IC 348 , LRLL 54361