Cosmic.physics - R136a1 is the most massive and luminous star ever discovered in the Universe. It is also one of the hottest stars, and it is located 163,000 light-years away from Earth
![Mistake in the Largest Star video! The most massive known star, R136a1, has 215 solar masses, not 315. : r/kurzgesagt Mistake in the Largest Star video! The most massive known star, R136a1, has 215 solar masses, not 315. : r/kurzgesagt](https://preview.redd.it/bd4347xwg8v51.png?auto=webp&s=ad1b704478e8be470e46a2f8ebc18731ff1fd90d)
Mistake in the Largest Star video! The most massive known star, R136a1, has 215 solar masses, not 315. : r/kurzgesagt
![R136a1 is the biggest and brightest star known. It has a mass 315 times greater than our sun. It is located in a cluster of stars called R136 around 163,000 light years R136a1 is the biggest and brightest star known. It has a mass 315 times greater than our sun. It is located in a cluster of stars called R136 around 163,000 light years](https://preview.redd.it/9r2s45grtch71.jpg?auto=webp&s=e4919792c821b2537299ab522901e95529ab2fd5)
R136a1 is the biggest and brightest star known. It has a mass 315 times greater than our sun. It is located in a cluster of stars called R136 around 163,000 light years
![r136a1 | R136a1, a blue star, is 265 times as massive as the sun and about 10 ... | Fun science, Astronomy, Star formation r136a1 | R136a1, a blue star, is 265 times as massive as the sun and about 10 ... | Fun science, Astronomy, Star formation](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/3c/20/a73c2081621d84f10bf710279b57abaa.jpg)