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[[File:JWST Flying Saucer NIRCam short.jpg|thumb|JWST images of the Flying Saucer, a protoplanetary disk. The disk is called Flying Saucer or 2MASS J16281370-2431391 (CC BY Melina Thévenot).]] | [[File:JWST Flying Saucer NIRCam short.jpg|thumb|JWST images of the Flying Saucer, a protoplanetary disk. The disk is called Flying Saucer or 2MASS J16281370-2431391 (CC BY Melina Thévenot).]] | ||
{{Infobox constellation | |||
| name = Flying Saucer | |||
| native = Flying Saucer | |||
| translation = Flying Saucer | |||
| pronounce = | |||
| IPA = | |||
| culture = IAU | |||
| RA = 247.057072 | |||
| dec = -24.5277349 | |||
| areatotal = 0 | |||
| numbermainstars = 1 | |||
| numberbfstars = 1 | |||
| numberstarsplanets = | |||
| numberbrightstars = 0 | |||
| numbernearbystars = | |||
| brighteststarname = Flying Saucer | |||
| starmagnitude = G 21.018826 | |||
| neareststarname = | |||
| stardistance = | |||
| numbermessierobjects = | |||
| meteorshowers = | |||
| bordering = Oph | |||
| notes = | |||
| cat = IAU-Star Name | |||
}} | |||
Flying Saucer is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of the star 2MASS J16281370-2431391 in constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. | Flying Saucer is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of the star 2MASS J16281370-2431391 in constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:04, 13 August 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Flying Saucer |
|---|---|
| Translation | Flying Saucer |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 247.057072 |
| Declination | -24.5277349 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Flying Saucer (G 21.018826m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Oph |
Flying Saucer is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of the star 2MASS J16281370-2431391 in constellation Ophiuchus.
Concordance, Etymology, History
The name occures first in the title of the research paper Pontoppidan et al (2008)[1]: "Deep Spitzer Spectroscopy of the "Flying Saucer'' Edge-on Disk: Large Grains beyond 50 AU".
The star is classified as a young stellar object (YSO).
Abstract: "We present deep Spitzer IRS low-resolution (λ/∆λ~100) 5-35 μm spectroscopy of the edge-on disk the "Flying Saucer'' (2MASS J16281370-2431391) in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud."
Mythology
no mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026, as it has been in popular use among astrophysicists and listed in SIMBAD already.
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Reference
- ↑ Pontoppidan, K. M., Stapelfeldt, K. R., Blake, G. A., van Dishoeck, E. F., and Dullemond, C. P., “Deep Spitzer Spectroscopy of the ``Flying Saucer'' Edge-on Disk: Large Grains beyond 50 AU”, <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>, vol. 658, no. 2, IOP, pp. L111–L114, 2007. doi:10.1086/514817.
