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IRAS 17163-3907 is a possible yellow hypergiant star located 13000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. The star is embedded in thick shells of expelled gases and dust and owing to its appearance has been nicknamed by astronomers the Fried Egg Nebula. Yellow hypergiants are in an extremely active phase of their evolution.

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