Anna N. Żytkow
Anna N. Żytkow | |
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| Born | 21 February 1947 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Education | University of Warsaw |
| Known for | Thorne–Żytkow object |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge of the University of Cambridge |
Anna Nikola Żytkow (Polish pronunciation: [ˈanna ˈʐɨtkɔf]; born 21 February 1947) is a Polish astrophysicist working at the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Cambridge. Żytkow and Kip Thorne proposed a model for what is called the Thorne–Żytkow object, which is a star within another star. Żytkow in 2014 was part of the team led by Emily M. Levesque which discovered the first candidate for such an object.