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luminous red nova (LRN)
  نووای ِ سرخ ِ تابان، نو‌اختر ِ ~ ~  
novâ-ye sorx-e tâbân, now-axtar-e ~ ~
Fr.: nova rouge lumineuse  

A stellar explosion thought to be caused by the → merger of stars in a → binary system. They are characterized by a distinct red color, and a → light curve that lingers with resurgent brightness in the → infrared. The luminosity of the explosion is between that of a → supernova and a → nova.

See also: → luminous; → red; → nova