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R136a2

R136a2 (RMC 136a2) is a Wolf-Rayet star residing near the center of the R136, the central concentration of stars of the large NGC 2070 open cluster in the Tarantula Nebula, a massive H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud which is a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It has one of the highest confirmed masses and luminosities of any known star…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
12.34
B−V color index
0.23
Constellation
Dorado
Declination
−69° 06′ 02.9″
Evolutionary stage
main sequence
Right ascension
05h 38m 42.40s

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R136a2

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples40
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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related to Discovery · 16
R136a2 → Among, Catalog, Catalogue, Doradus, II, In, Instead, Large Magellanic Cloud, Pretoria, Previous, R136, R136a, Radcliffe Observatory, Radcliffe Observatory Magellanic Cloud, RMC, Subsequent
related to Properties · 9
R136a2 → Although, Because, CNO, Like, MV, Sun, The, VY Canis Majoris, Wolf-Rayet
related to Distance · 7
R136a2 → At, Determining, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, Most, R136, The
Apparent magnitude (V) · 1
R136a2 → 12.34
B−V color index · 1
R136a2 → 0.23
Constellation · 1
R136a2 → Dorado
Declination · 1
R136a2 → −69° 06′ 02.9″
Evolutionary stage · 1
R136a2 → main sequence
Right ascension · 1
R136a2 → 05h 38m 42.40s
Spectral type · 1
R136a2 → WN5h

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stars star r136 mass distance cluster region massive central large magellanic cloud rmc center infrared r136a1 136a2 near brightness sun

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
R136a2Apparent magnitude (V)12.341.00infobox
R136a2B−V color index0.231.00infobox
R136a2ConstellationDorado1.00infobox
R136a2Declination−69° 06′ 02.9″1.00infobox
R136a2Evolutionary stagemain sequence1.00infobox
R136a2Right ascension05h 38m 42.40s1.00infobox
R136a2Spectral typeWN5h1.00infobox
VY Canis Majorisinstance offar smaller than the largest stars0.80text
R136a2related to DiscoveryIn0.60section
R136a2related to DiscoveryRadcliffe Observatory0.60section
R136a2related to DiscoveryPretoria0.60section
R136a2related to DiscoveryLarge Magellanic Cloud0.60section

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