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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.
Crédit:ESO/P. Crowther/C.J. Evans
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso1030d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 21 juillet 2010 12:00 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1030 |
| Taille: | 1288 x 1296 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | RMC 136a |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 22000 années lumière |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Catégorie: | Star Clusters |
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 |
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Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Infrarouge Near-IR | Very Large Telescope ESO Multi-conjugate Adaptive optics Demonstrator (MAD) |