Hypothetical Object
Thorne–Żytkow Object
A red supergiant with a neutron-star core.
Predicted hybrid stellar object formed when a neutron star merges into a red supergiant. One candidate (HV 2112) has been proposed.
Overview
Predicted hybrid stellar object formed when a neutron star merges into a red supergiant. One candidate (HV 2112) has been proposed.
See also
Black Dwarf
A theoretical cold white-dwarf remnant.
Blue Dwarf
A predicted future fate for some red dwarfs.
Gravastar
A black-hole alternative made of exotic vacuum.
Quark Star
A neutron star compressed into quark matter.
Strange Star
A star made of strange quark matter.
Boson Star
A self-gravitating cloud of bosonic particles.