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IRAS 04302+2247

IRAS 04302+2247
IRAS 04302+2247 A protoplanetary disk (vertical, dark red shadow) hiding a young star from view while illuminating gas and dust on either side, with galaxies in the background. Composite image with infrared data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and optical data from the NASA/ESA Hubble space Telescope. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Villenave et al.