IRAS 18059-3211 (Gomez's Hamburger)

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Gomez's Hamburger, also known as IRAS 18059-3211, is an object in the constellation Sagittarius that was initially identified as a planetary nebula approximately 6,500 light-years away from Earth. However, recent results suggest that this object is a young star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, at a distance of about 978.44 light-years away

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