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R136a1 is the biggest star known to the mankind.It is 320 times bigger than our sun and is of blue colour.

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Is R136a1 zeta tauri?

R136a1 is not the same as Zeta Tauri. R136a1 is a star located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, while Zeta Tauri is a binary star system located in the constellation Taurus.


What would happen if the sun was replaced by R136a1?

R136a1's heat would probably vaporize all of the planets.


What is the most deadliest star?

r136a1


What do R136a1 and your sun have in common?

Both are stars. Other than that, not much: R136a1 is a Wolf-Rayet star, and is both the most massive and the most luminous star known, making it quite different to our Sun. Its large mass (and corresponding high energy output) also make it relatively short-lived.


What is bigger R136a1or VY Canis Majoris?

As far as mass goes, R136a1 beats out VY Canis Majoris by 253 solar masses (265 solar masses for R136a1 vs Canis Majoris' 30). However, VY Canis Majoris beats out R136a1 in radius by about 1,385 solar radii (Canis Majoris is 1,420 solar radii vs R136a1's ~35).


How and when was the star discovered?

if you want to know who discovered the great star R136a1 then it was A team of British astronomers led by Paul Crowther, and they discovered it by using a very large telescope that magnified the star and allowed them to discover it.


What is the new massive star?

It is called R136a1. It is in a star cluster in a nearby galaxy.


Which star is more luminous R136a1 or VY Canis Majoris?

R136a1 is the most luminous at about 8,700,000 times more than the Sun. VY Canis Majoris is only 450,000 times more luminous than our Sun.


How hot is r136a1?

R136a1 is one of the hottest known stars, with surface temperature around 50,000 degrees Celsius (90,000 degrees Fahrenheit). Its extreme heat causes it to emit intense ultraviolet radiation and it is a supergiant star, approximately 250 times more massive than the sun.


Which star is more powerful R136a1 or VY Canis Majoris?

R136a1 is more powerful than VY Canis Majoris. R136a1 is a massive and bright star in the R136 star cluster in the Tarantula Nebula, while VY Canis Majoris is a red hypergiant star in the constellation Canis Major. R136a1 is one of the most massive and luminous stars known, outshining VY Canis Majoris.


What would happen if VY canis majoris smashed into r136a1?

VY Canis Majoris will spill gas onto R136a1 or destroy it or the stars will explode in high amounts of gamma rays into space no one knows how stars smash together or probably no one saw a star collision yet


What is the most massive main sequence star?

At the moment R136a1 still holds the title, so see related question.