blue straggler
Astronomy
noun
A bright blue star which, when plotted on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, lies close to the main sequence but beyond the turn-off point, as if its evolution had been delayed.
- Such stars are typically found in star clusters and dwarf galaxies, and may be the product of an interaction between two stars..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Astrophysical Journal.
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