The coldest place in the universe is the Boomerang Nebula, also known as the Bow Tie Nebula, at an estimated 458 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Located in the Centaurus constellation, it is colder even than the background temperature of deep space. The temperature was calculated using data from the now decommissioned 15-meter Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope located at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. It is believed that the star at the center of the Boomerang Nebula is a dying red giant, having a radius of ten to hundreds the size of our sun. The nebula is caused by the gas and dust thrown out into space by the dying star.