ASASSN-14li
| Event type | Tidal disruption event |
|---|---|
| Date | November, 2014 |
| Distance | 290 ly |
ASASSN-14li was a tidal disruption event that occurred when a moderately massive star of 3 solar masses and significant CNO processing was tidally disrupted by a supermassive black hole in a galaxy around 290 million light years from Earth. However it could have been a low mass star that has been stripped of its envelope.[1] If the star turns out to be around 3 solar masses, it would be one of the largest stars known to have experienced a tidal disruption event.[2]
The debris from the disrupted star showed relatively high amounts of nitrogen and carbon.[2] These elements were created during the tidal disruption event.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Jon M.; Mockler, Brenna; Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico; Draghis, Paul A.; Drake, Jeremy J.; Raymond, John; Reynolds, Mark T.; Xiang, Xin; Yun, Sol Bin; Zoghbi, Abderahmen (2023-08-01). "Evidence of a Massive Stellar Disruption in the X-Ray Spectrum of ASASSN-14li". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 953 (2): L23. arXiv:2308.10964. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ace03c. ISSN 2041-8205.
- ^ a b "Chandra :: Photo Album :: ASASSN-14li :: August 22, 2023". chandra.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star - NASA". 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2025-04-14.