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R136a1 is expected to lose almost all its spin long before core collapse so a GRB is unlikely. [37] The remnant from a type Ic core collapse supernova is either a neutron star or black hole, depending on the mass of the progenitor core. For a star as massive as R136a1, the remnant will very likely be a black hole instead of a neutron star. [38]
UY Scuti (BD-12°5055) is a red supergiant star, located 5,900 light-years away in the constellation Scutum. It is also a pulsating variable star , with a maximum brightness of magnitude 8.29 and a minimum of magnitude 10.56, which is too dim for naked-eye visibility.
UY Scuti: 909 [23] L/T eff: Initially reported 1,708 R ☉, making it the largest star, a 2023 measurement put the radius at a smaller value of 909 R ☉ based on the multimessenger monitoring of supernovae. [23] NR Vulpeculae: 908 [23] – 923 +62 −50 [25] L/T eff: KU Andromedae (IRC +40004) 900 [56] – 1,044 [55] L/T eff: V774 Sagittarii ...
The cluster contains many of the most massive and luminous stars known, including R136a1. Within the central 5 parsecs there are 32 of the hottest type O stars (O2.0–3.5), 40 other O stars, and 12 Wolf-Rayet stars, mostly of the extremely luminous WNh type. Within 150 parsecs there are a further 325 O stars and 19Wolf-Rayet stars. [5]
A near-infrared image of the R136 cluster. This cluster contains many of the most luminous known stars, including R136a1.Credit: ESO/VLT. This is a list of stars arranged by their absolute magnitude – their intrinsic stellar luminosity.
Stephenson 2 DFK 1, also known as RSGC2-01 [a] or St2-18, is a red supergiant (RSG) or possible extreme red hypergiant [2] (RHG) star in the constellation of Scutum.It lies near the open cluster Stephenson 2, which is located about 5.8 kiloparsecs (19,000 light-years) away from Earth in the Scutum–Centaurus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, and is assumed to be one of a group of stars at a ...
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Apparent magnitude (m) is a measure of the brightness of a star, astronomical object or other celestial objects like artificial satellites. Its value depends on its intrinsic luminosity, its distance, and any extinction of the object's light caused by interstellar dust along the line of sight to the observer.