Becklin-Neugebauer object

Becklin-Neugebauer object

(bek -lin noi -gĕ-b'ow-er) See BN object.

Becklin-Neugebauer object

[′bek·lin ′nȯi·gə‚bau̇·ər ‚äb‚jekt]
(astronomy)
A compact source of infrared radiation in the Orion Nebula, probably a collapsing protostar of large mass. Abbreviated BN object.
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It also reveals the nebula's cocooned monster known as the Becklin-Neugebauer object, which is obscured by dust in visible light but shines through at the infrared wavelengths shown here as yellow and red.
Catching Orion's bullets: something hidden in the Great Orion Nebula has been firing blobs at 400 kilometers per second
Such observations unveiled fascinating sources such as the Becklin-Neugebauer Object in the Great Orion Nebula.
2Mass: Unveiling the infrared Universe

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