Calvera
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann
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, discovered as a set by Walter et al. (1992) and confirmed as neutron stars.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and 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.
