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astro-ph.HE2014★ 29 cited
HV2112, a Thorne-Zytkow Object or a Super Asymptotic Giant Branch Star
Christopher A. Tout, Anna N. Zytkow, Ross P. Church +1
The very bright red star HV2112 in the Small Magellanic Cloud could be a massive Thorne-Zytkow Object, a supergiant-like star with a degenerate neutron core. With its luminosity of…
astro-ph.SR2014★ 69 cited
Discovery of a Thorne-Zytkow object candidate in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Emily M. Levesque, Philip Massey, Anna N. Zytkow +1
Thorne-Zytkow objects (TZOs) are a theoretical class of star in which a compact neutron star is surrounded by a large, diffuse envelope. Supergiant TZOs are predicted to be almost…