HV 2112

HV 2112 is a red supergiant star in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is considered to be the most likely candidate for a Thorne–Żytkow object. It was identified using the Magellan Clay telescope in Chile.^[1][2] The star contains unusually high levels of the elements lithium, molybdenum and rubidium.^[1] To find this star Emily Levesque used the Apache Point Observatory to examine 24 red supergiant stars in the Milky Way, and the Magellan Clay telescope to look at 16 in the Large Magellanic Cloud and 22 in the Small Magellanic Cloud.^[3]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eller, Cynthia (30 June 2014). "Kip Thorne discusses first discovery of Thorne-Zytkow object". Retrieved 30 June 2014. 
2. ↑ Levesque, Emily (1 September 2014). "Discovery of a Thorne-̇Żytkow object candidate in the Small Magellanic Cloud". arXiv:1406.0001. Retrieved 1 September 2014. 
3. ↑ "First Thorne-Zytkow Object Found 200,000 Light-Years Away". 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.