👉 A quadricornus is a type of star that has an oblate (compressed) shape. It is also known as a "quadrupole star" because it resembles a quadruple point in the sky. The term was coined by astronomer William Herschel and refers to the shape of the star's core, which is thought to be made up of many small, spherical bodies that are arranged in an oblate (compressed) fashion around the central star.
