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{{Infobox constellation | |||
| name = Calvera | |||
| native = Calvera | |||
| translation = the villain in the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven | |||
| pronounce = | |||
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| culture = IAU | |||
| RA = 213.233858 | |||
| dec = 79.36765 | |||
| areatotal = 0 | |||
| numbermainstars = 1 | |||
| numberbfstars = 1 | |||
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| numberbrightstars = 0 | |||
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| brighteststarname = Calvera | |||
| starmagnitude = X-ray obj. | |||
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| bordering = UMi | |||
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| cat = IAU-Star Name | |||
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Calvera is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is fictional. It is the name of the pulsar PSR J1412+7922 in constellation [[Ursa Minor]]. | Calvera is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is fictional. It is the name of the pulsar PSR J1412+7922 in constellation [[Ursa Minor]]. | ||
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* Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] ) | * Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] ) | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:53, 11 July 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Calvera |
|---|---|
| Translation | the villain in the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 213.233858 |
| Declination | 79.36765 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Calvera (X-ray obj.m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | UMi |
Calvera is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is fictional. It is the name of the pulsar PSR J1412+7922 in constellation Ursa Minor.
Concordance, Etymology, History
This neutron star is named after the villain in the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven, as it was found in 2001[1] in a category of neutron stars that had formerly been called The Magnificent Seven [2][3]. These isolated neutron stars were known within 500 parsecs of Earth: the initially found set were the sources RX J1856.5-3754, RBS1556, RBS1223, RX J0806.4-4132, RX J0720.4-3125, RX J0420.0-5022 and MS 0317.7-6647.[4] These objects are also known under the names XDINS (X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars) or simply XINS, the first of which was discovered by Walter et al. (1996)[5] and confirmed as neutron stars.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was approved by the IAU WGSN in 2026, following a proposal by the SIMBAD team. The star is also called 1RXS J141256.0+792204.
Weblinks
Reference
- References (general)
- References (early modern)
- Ian Ridpath's website (Star Tales )
- ↑ Zampieri, L.; et al. (2001). "1RXS J214303.7+065419/RBS 1774: A new Isolated Neutron Star candidate". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 378: L5–L9 arXiv:astro-ph/0108456. Bibcode:2001A&A...378L...5Z. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011151. S2CID 16572677
- ↑ Potekhin, Alexander Y.; De Luca, Andrea; Pons, José (2015). "Neutron Stars—Thermal Emitters". Space Science Reviews. 191 (1–4): 171–206. arXiv:1409.7666. Bibcode:2015SSRv..191..171P, doi:10.1007/s11214-014-0102-2.
- ↑ "The Magnificant Seven" in the Wikipedia.
- ↑ Treves, A.; et al. (2001). "The Magnificent Seven: Close-by Cooling Neutron Stars?". X-Ray Astronomy 2000. 234: 225.
- ↑ Walter, Frederick M.; Wolk, Scott J.; Neuhäuser, Ralph (1996). "Discovery of a nearby isolated neutron star". Nature. 379 (6562): 233–235.
