Star R136a . This star has a weight of 320 times the mass of the sun . Currently with a mass of 265 solar masses and studies have shown that it is much more luminous than the sun, located in the Tarantula nebula.
Discovery
Historical records show that man has dealt with astronomical phenomena since the very beginning of civilization.
In all cultures, one of the first activities related to the stars has been the determination of time (both its measurement and its registration) and the making of calendars (with which, for example, propitious dates were set for both harvests). as for the holidays). Therefore, Chronology has an important link with Astronomy; and without it, sciences such as history would have suffered from great difficulties.
Even today, one of the tasks of astronomers is the observation of the stars for the correct determination of the time; thus, the use of time zones and the construction of precise atomic clocks are just some of the consequences of this work.
Chilean astronomers discovered a group of stars with the highest mass ever found, one of them with a birth weight 320 times the mass of the Sun.
The star called R136a, is located about 165,000 light years away from planet earth, in the neighboring galaxy Large Magellanic Cloud, has a current mass of 265 solar masses and was located thanks to the VLT (Very Large Telescope) of the European Observatory Current (ESO) in Chile in combination with information from the archive of the Hubble Space Telescope of NASA and the European Space Agency.
Characteristics
View of the star R136a
R136a is not only the most massive star discovered so far, it is also the most luminous, some ten million times more than the Sun. This star was discovered in two young star clusters, NGC 3603 and RMC 136.
Some of these localized stars have surface temperatures above 40,000 degrees (seven times hotter than the Sun). It is 165 thousand light years away. The name of this monstrous star, R136A, and at the moment it is temporary. This million-year-old superstar still has half a life ahead of him. The experts are convinced of this by the amount of weight that has been lost, a fifth of the initial mass.