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    R136a1 (short for RMC 136a1) is one of the most massive and luminous stars known, at nearly 200 M☉ and nearly 4.7 million L☉, and is also one of the hottest...
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    1×105 ly The Milky Way is about 100000 light-years across. 1.65×105 ly R136a1, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the most luminous star known at 8.7 million...
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    both contain Wolf-Rayet stars, and one of the most massive known stars, R136a1 in 30 Doradus, is also a Wolf–Rayet star. In 1867, using the 40 cm Foucault...
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    many of great dimension, including the second most massive star known, R136a1, at 215 M☉ and 6.16 million L☉. "NGC 2070". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques...
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  • Sun's annual energy output 1.79 × 1033 W astro: approximate luminosity of R136a1, a massive Wolf-Rayet star and the most luminous single star known 2.1 × 1033 W...
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    considered to be possibly the largest star in the Milky Way NML Cygni R136a1, one of the most massive and luminous stars known Applying the Stefan-Boltzmann...
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    1031 4×1031 kg Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star (20 M☉) 1032 4–7×1032 kg R136a1, the most massive of known stars (230 to 345 M☉) 6–8×1032 kg Hyades star...
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    it relies on a narrow range of fluxes, making it a likely underestimate. R136a1 – One of the most massive and luminous stars known List of most massive...
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    million L⊙, meaning their radii are just a few tens of R⊙. For example, R136a1 has a temperature over 46,000 K and a luminosity of more than 6,100,000...
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    proton–electron reactions 38 kK on Eta Carinae 46 kK on Wolf–Rayet star R136a1 50 kK at protostar (core) 54.5 kK on ON2 III(f*) star LH64-16 >200 kK on...
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