The young cluster RMC 136a

A new near-infrared image of the R136 cluster, obtained at high resolution with the MAD adaptive optics instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope, provides unique details of its stellar content. At birth, the three brightest stars each weighed more than 150 times the mass of the Sun. The most massive star, known as R136a1 and located at the centre of the image, has been found to have a current mass of 265 times that of the Sun. It also has the highest luminosity, close to ten million times greater than the Sun.

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ESO/P. Crowther/C.J. Evans

Om bilden

ID:eso1030d
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:21 juli 2010 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1030
Storlek:1288 x 1296 px

Om objektet

Namn:RMC 136a
Typ:Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Avstånd:22000 ljusår
Constellation:Dorado
Kategori:Star Clusters

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Koordinater

Position (RA):5 38 42.18
Position (Dec):-69° 6' 0.41"
Field of view:0.08 x 0.08 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.4° vänster om lodrätt