R136a1
E505773
R136a1 is an extremely massive and luminous Wolf–Rayet star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, considered one of the most massive stars known.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wolf–Rayet star
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luminous blue star ⓘ massive star ⓘ star ⓘ |
| age | about 1–2 million years (very young) ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates (J2000) ⓘ |
| declination | −69° 06′ (approximate) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | astronomers studying 30 Doradus region ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 160000 light-years
ⓘ
about 49 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | over 40000 K (approximate) ⓘ |
| emits | strong ultraviolet radiation ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage |
Wolf–Rayet phase
ⓘ
core hydrogen-burning ⓘ |
| expectedFate |
core-collapse supernova or hypernova
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possible black hole remnant ⓘ |
| formationEnvironment | massive star-forming region ⓘ |
| galaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
extreme mass loss via stellar winds
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hydrogen-rich Wolf–Rayet spectrum ⓘ short expected lifetime ⓘ strong stellar winds ⓘ very high ionizing radiation output ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyType | irregular dwarf galaxy (LMC) ⓘ |
| influences |
feedback in R136 star cluster
ⓘ
ionization of gas in Tarantula Nebula ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the most massive stars known
ⓘ
extreme luminosity ⓘ testing upper mass limit of stars ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Large Magellanic Cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R136 star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarantula Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ constellation Dorado ⓘ |
| luminosity |
among the most luminous known stars
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over 1 million times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| mass |
one of the most massive known stars
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over 150 solar masses (estimated) ⓘ |
| memberOf | R136 ⓘ |
| metallicity | sub-solar (LMC metallicity) ⓘ |
| observedWith |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ adaptive optics imaging ⓘ |
| partOf |
30 Doradus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milky Way satellite galaxy system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 05h 38m (approximate) ⓘ |
| rotation | rapid stellar rotation (inferred) ⓘ |
| spectralClass | Wolf–Rayet WN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralType | WN5h ⓘ |
| surfaceTemperature | extremely hot ⓘ |
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