HV 11417

HV 11417 is a candidate Thorne–Żytkow object. The paper also claims that another candidate for the Thorne–Żytkow object, HV 2112, was not a Thorne–Żytkow object because it seemingly possessed no strange quality that would label it as a Thorne–Żytkow object.[1]

HV 11417
Observation data
Epoch       Equinox
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension
Declination
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage M-type supergiant, Thorne-Żytkow object?
Details

References

  1. Beasor, Emma R.; Davies, Ben; Cabrera-Ziri, Ivan; Hurst, Georgia (2018-07-02). "A critical re-evaluation of the Thorne–Żytkow object candidate HV 2112". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 479 (3): 3101–3105. arXiv:1806.07399. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.479.3101B. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1744. S2CID 67766043.
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