HV 11417

HV 11417 is a candidate Thorne–Żytkow object in the Small [Magellanic Cloud], put forward in a paper by Emma Beasor and collaborators. The paper also claims that another candidate for the Thorne–Żytkow object, HV 2112, was not a Thorne–Żytkow object because it seemingly lacked any distinguishing quality which would indicate that classification. It has since been reported that HV 11417 may be a foreground halo star. As of Gaia's 3rd data release the star has been measured to have a negative measured parallax suggesting a distance of more than at the 3-sigma level, and a proper motion consistent with Small Magellanic Cloud stars in its region of the galaxy.