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R136: Components, Properties & Overview

R136 (formerly known as RMC 136 from the Radcliffe Observatory Magellanic Clouds catalogue) is the central concentration of stars in the NGC 2070 star cluster, which lies at the centre of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. When originally named it was an unresolved stellar object (catalogued as HD 38268 and Wolf–Rayet star Brey 82) but…

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R136 topic overview

The analysis highlights Components, Properties and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around R136.

Related topics
18
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
21
Extracted relationships
47
Concept neighborhoods
13
Bridge connections
21

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 8 topics
Components · 6 topics
Properties · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apparent magnitude (V)
9.50
Constellation
Dorado
Declination
−69° 06′ 03.36″
Distance
157 kly (48.5 kpc)
Estimated age
1.5+0.3 −0.7 million years
Mass
90,000 M☉

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Properties

Components

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How R136 connects Entity context

The extracted context around R136 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, R136 → O2, R136a, R136a1, R136a2, R136a3, R136b, R136c, Rayet, Several, The, VFTS, Within, WNh, Wolf Another extracted example is R136 → B-type, Because, Cygnus OB2, LMC, NGC, None, OB, OIf/WN, Tarantula Nebula, The, WNh. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

R136

Top relations

related to Components · 14
R136 → O2, R136a, R136a1, R136a2, R136a3, R136b, R136c, Rayet, Several, The, VFTS, Within, WNh, Wolf
related to Properties · 11
R136 → B-type, Because, Cygnus OB2, LMC, NGC, None, OB, OIf/WN, Tarantula Nebula, The, WNh
related to R136a · 5
R136 → It, O-class, R136a, Rayet, Wolf
related to Gallery · 4
R136 → Doradus, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space TelescopeR136, Hubble's WFC3Runaway
see also · 4
R136 → Hodge, Large Magellanic CloudList, R136LMC N79, Tarantula NebulaNGC
Apparent magnitude (V) · 1
R136 → 9.50
Constellation · 1
R136 → Dorado
Declination · 1
R136 → −69° 06′ 03.36″
Distance · 1
R136 → 157 kly (48.5 kpc)
Estimated age · 1
R136 → 1.5+0.3 −0.7 million years

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

stars cluster massive wolf rayet parsecs luminous large known concentration star centre r136a extremely magellanic central ngc tarantula nebula cloud

R136 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 47 structured relationships around R136. Examples in this analysis include R136 → Apparent magnitude (V) → 9.50 and R136 → Constellation → Dorado. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
R136Apparent magnitude (V)9.501.00infobox
R136ConstellationDorado1.00infobox
R136Declination−69° 06′ 03.36″1.00infobox
R136Distance157 kly (48.5 kpc)1.00infobox
R136Estimated age1.5+0.3 −0.7 million years1.00infobox
R136Mass90,000 M☉1.00infobox
R136Other designationsUCAC2 1803442, SAO 249329, HD 38268, TYC 9163-1014-1, CD-69 324, GC 71141.00infobox
R136Right ascension05h 38m 42.396s1.00infobox
Cygnus OB2instance ofR136 has around 200 times the stellar density of a typical OB association0.80text
R136related to ComponentsThe0.60section
R136related to ComponentsR136a10.60section
R136related to ComponentsWithin0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around R136 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Nebula, Ngc and Tarantula. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • R136
    • Nebula
    • Ngc
    • Tarantula
    • R136a
    • Cluster
    • Central
    • Centre
    • Cloud
    • Components
    • Concentration
    • Magellanic
    • Million
  • r136
    • Nebula
    • Ngc
    • Tarantula
    • R136a
    • Cluster
    • Central
    • Centre
    • Cloud
    • Components
    • Concentration
    • Magellanic
    • Million
  • wolf–rayet stars
    • Rayet
    • Wolf
    • Within
    • Parsecs
    • Massive
    • Stars
    • Extremely
    • Luminous
    • Lmc
    • Wnh
    • Hd
    • Stellar
  • globular cluster
    • Known
    • Nebula
    • Ngc
    • Star
    • Tarantula
    • Large
    • R136
    • Luminous
    • Stars
    • Massive
    • Hd
    • Red
  • large magellanic cloud
    • Cloud
    • Magellanic
    • Large
    • Nebula
    • Ngc
    • Star
    • Tarantula
    • Lmc
    • Stars
    • Rmc
    • Massive
    • Central
  • slash stars
    • Massive
    • Rayet
    • Wolf
    • Extremely
    • Luminous
    • Lmc
    • Within
    • Wnh
    • Parsecs
    • Number
    • R136a1
    • Resolved
  • runaway stars
    • Massive
    • Rayet
    • Wolf
    • Extremely
    • Luminous
    • Lmc
    • Within
    • Wnh
    • Parsecs
    • Number
    • R136a1
    • Resolved
  • tarantula nebula
    • Tarantula
    • Cloud
    • Ngc
    • Star
    • Large
    • Also
    • R136
    • See
    • Visible
    • Hd
    • Red
    • Rmc

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For R136, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects R136 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
R136Overview · splits 13 ⟂ 9
R136Components · splits 15 ⟂ 7
R136Properties · splits 17 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

R136

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples47
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around R136 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Components, Properties & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — R136 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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