R136a was resolved using speckle interferometry and eventually space-based observations into as many as 24 components, dominated by R136a1, R136a2, and R136a3, all three being extremely massive WNh stars several million times more luminous than the sun.
R136a was resolved using speckle interferometry, eventually leading to observations from space of up to 24 components, primarily dominated by R136a1, R136a2, and R136a3, all three being extremely massive WNh stars many times more luminous than the sun.