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.

Credit:

ESO/P. Crowther/C.J. Evans

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1030d
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:21 juli 2010 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1030
Grootte:1288 x 1296 px

Over het object

Naam:RMC 136a
Type:Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Afstand:22000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Dorado
Categorie:Star Clusters

Afbeeldingstypen

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 38 42.18
Position (Dec):-69° 6' 0.41"
Field of view:0.08 x 0.08 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.4° left of vertical