Thorne-Zytkow object

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈθɔɹn.ˈzaɪt.kɔf.ˈɑb.dʒɛkt/

Noun

(astronomy) A star that contains a core made from another star. It is formed when a neutron star collides with a star, typically a red giant or supergiant, and the neutron star is swallowed by the red giant star.

Japanese Meaning

別の星の核を含む星。中性子星が通常は赤色巨星または超巨星と衝突し、その中性子星が吸収されることにより形成される天体。

What is this buttons?

When astronomers first identified a candidate Thorne-Zytkow object, they realized its unusual surface composition was the result of a neutron star having been swallowed by a red giant.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

天文学者が候補となるソーン＝ジトコフ天体を初めて同定したとき、その表面組成の異常は中性子星が赤色巨星に飲み込まれたことの結果であると分かった。

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