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From Thorne + Zytkow + object. Named after American astrophysicist Kip Thorne and Named after Polish astrophysicist Anna Żytkow.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thorne-Zytkow object
Today it means: 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. Full definition →