NGC 1432
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NGC 1432 is a reflection nebula surrounding the star Maia within the Pleiades cluster.[1] The only NGC object discovered via photography is NGC 1432.[1]
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- Maia Nebula
- Associated star
- Maia (20 Tauri)
- Location
- Pleiades open star cluster (Messier 45)
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
The nebula is also known as the Maia Nebula.[1] The star Maia was named by the IAU Working Group on Star Names in 2016.[2][3] The star has a visual magnitude of 3.87.[4] It is classified as a helium-weak star but shows an excess of manganese.[5]
In Greek mythology, the star Maia is one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.[2] Maia's spectral lines show an unusual surface abundance of certain elements, classifying it as chemically peculiar.[5] Otto Struve originally thought Maia was a variable star, but current understanding classifies it as a rotating variable.[6][7] Gaia spacecraft parallax measurements have determined the distance to Maia.[8]
What the cited sources add
The catalog notes that some star names were approved through the NameExoWorlds public naming campaign.[9] The book "Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters" was published by Cambridge University Press in 2017.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "SEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space", NGC 1432; Steinicke, "Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue", Cambridge University Press, 2010, p. 8 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names, No. 1" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Glagolevskij, "On Properties of Main Sequence Magnetic Stars", Astrophysical Bulletin, 2019, p. 66 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Renson, "Catalogue of Ap, HgMn and Am stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, May 2009, p. 961–966 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Percy, "Another Search for Maia Variable Stars", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2000, p. 846; White, "Beyond the Kepler/K2 bright limit: Variability in the seven brightest members of the Pleiades", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017, p. 2882–2901 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Balona, "Pulsation among TESS a and B stars and the Maia variables", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020, p. 5871; White, "Beyond the Kepler/K2 bright limit: Variability in the seven brightest members of the Pleiades", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017, p. 2882–2901 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Maia (star)" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
- "IAU Catalog of Star Names". facts only, no text reused. pas.rochester.edu
- Open Library record, ISBN 9781316644188 ("Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Maia (star) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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