It is nicknamed a 'zombie' star.
do not know exactly how they form, using multiple telescopes around the world, including European Southern Observatory facilities, researchers have uncovered a living star that is likely to become a magnetar.
The finding marks the discovery of a new type of astronomical object – massive magnetic helium stars – and sheds light on the origin of magnetars. The enigmatic nature of the star HD 45166 could not be easily explained by conventional models, even though it had been observed for more than 100 years. Little was known about it beyond the fact that it is one of a pair of stars, is rich in helium, and is a few times more massive than the Sun. Lead author Tomer Shenar, an astronomer at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, said the star had become a ‘bit of an obsession’., said: ‘Tomer and I refer to HD 45166 as the ‘zombie star’. This is not only because this star is so unique, but also because I jokingly said that it turns Tomer into a zombie.
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