Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, astronomers have found a star named in the Tarantula Nebula VFTS 682, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighboring galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy.
Star is more versatile than the Sun, has a mass 150 times greater than the Sun and 3 million times more luminous than the Sun.
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However, unlike 682 VFTS star size and are typically found in dense star clusters. VFTS 682 which is one of the brightest star ever discovered and has a surface temperature of up to 50,000 degrees Celsius was apparently a lonely star.
As quoted Astronomy Now, Joachim Bestenlehner of Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland who led the study, said, "We were very surprised to find that the star of that size alone was not located in a dense star cluster." Up to now, according to Bestenlehner, the origin of stars it remains a mystery.
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Because of the location adjacent to the Tarantula Nebula and star forming regions close to the group VFTS R136 682, then astronomers suspect that the first 682 VFTS not alone. According to astronomers, VFTS 682 may be formed in the R136 cluster, and then flew out to exist in isolation.
The explanation may be the answer to puzzle 682 VFTS origin. But, if that were true, one more question arise. What kind of energy that could catapult for VFTS 682 stars from gugusnya?
To be sure, these findings will challenge the understanding of massive stars is growing now. The findings were published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
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