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V838 Monocerotis (Nova Monocerotis 2002) is a spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Monoceros about 19,000 light years (6 kpc) from the Sun. Image of V838 Monocerotis and its light echo from the Hubble Space Telescope on December 17, 2002.

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