Observing stellar mergers


Tomasz Kamiński

Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Toruń

Session VI: Stars, star systems and interstellar matter

Thursday 14th September 2023 9:58 – 10:11

abstract:
I am going to review observations of red novae and their remnants in the context of the hypothesis that red novae are stellar mergers. I am going to discuss the nature of the progenitor systems, including one with a giant planet, and present the complex outcome of a merger in red nova remnants.