WR 102 vs R136a1
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WR 102
WR 102 is a rare oxygen-sequence Wolf-Rayet star, classified WO2, in the constellation Sagittarius. Its spectrum is dominated by highly ionized oxygen, carbon, and helium produced in an extremely hot, dense stellar wind, and model estimates place its surface temperature above 200,000 kelvins. It is an evolved, massive star that has lost its hydrogen-rich outer layers and is considered a likely pre...
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R136a1
R136a1 is an extremely massive Wolf-Rayet star located within the R136 star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is estimated to have an initial mass of roughly 300 solar masses, making it one of the most massive known stars in the universe. The star is highly luminous and is shedding mass rapidly through strong stellar winds. It is a focal point for astronomers studying the upper limits of s...
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