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Eddington mass limit

In Eddington mass limit
…mass determined to date is R136a1, a giant of about 265 solar masses that had as much as 320 solar masses when it was formed. The Eddington mass limit explains why stars much larger than this have not been observed. In the case of an accretion disk, the outward pressure…
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Very Large Telescope

In Very Large Telescope
…the most massive star known, R136a1, which has a mass 320 times that of the Sun. The VLT is operated by the European Southern Observatory, an astrophysical research organization supported by 16 European countries.
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