R136b

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R136b
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R136b is the bright star towards the lower left.
Credit: ESO
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Dorado
Right ascension 05h 38m 42.78s[1]
Declination −69° 06′ 03.1″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.24[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type WN9ha[3]
B−V color index −0.18[2]
Variable type None
Astrometry
Absolute magnitude (MV) -7[3]
Absolute bolometric
magnitude
 (Mbol)
-11.0
Details
Mass 118[3] M
Radius 22.3[3] R
Luminosity 2,000,000[3] L
Temperature 45,000[3] K
Age ~1.7[4] Myr
Other designations
BAT99 111, RMC 136b, [HSH95] 9, [WO84] 4, Cl* NGC 2070 MH 637, [CHH92] 26, [P93] 985.
Database references
SIMBAD data

R136b is a Wolf-Rayet star in the R136 cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud.[3] It is one of the most massive and most luminous stars known.

References

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See also

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