| Event type | Tidal disruption event |
|---|---|
| Date | November, 2014 |
| Distance | 290 ly |
ASASSN-14li was a tidal disruption event that occurred when a moderately massive star of 3 solar masses and significant CNO processing was tidally disrupted by a supermassive black hole in a galaxy around 290 million light years from Earth. However it could have been a low mass star that has been stripped of its envelope. [1] If the star turns out to be around 3 solar masses, it would be one of the largest stars known to have experienced a tidal disruption event. [2]
The debris from the disrupted star showed relatively high amounts of nitrogen and carbon. [2] These elements were created during the tidal disruption event. [3]