Sunny Side Up
Depicts: NGC 7742, IRAS 23417+1029
Copyright: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA)
The core of NGC 7742 is the large yellow "yolk" in the center of the image. The lumpy, thick ring around this core is an area of active starbirth. The ring is about 3,000 light-years from the core. Tightly wound spiral arms also are faintly visible. Surrounding the inner ring is a wispy band of material, which is probably the remains of a once very active stellar breeding ground.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
