Melnick 42

Melnick 42
Melnick 42
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Dorado
Right ascension 05h 38m 38s
Declination -69° 05′ 42″
Characteristics
Spectral type O3
Astrometry
Distance ±170,000 ly
(±52,000 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) -11
Details
Mass 90 M
Radius 26 R
Luminosity ±2,000,000 L
Age 1-2 Million years

Melnick 42 is a supermassive blue giant star in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, located in the constellation Dorado. With its bolometric luminosity of ca. 2,000,000 it's one of the most luminous stars of the Tarantula Nebula, being outshined by the hypermassive star R136a1.



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