Beehive Proplyd
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Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann


Beehive Proplyd is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is modern astrophysics English. It is the name of the star ... in constellation Orion.
Concordance, Etymology, History
The protoplanetary disk (proplyd) in the Great Orion Nebula was nicknamed "Beehive" in a 2005 paper due to its inner structure with multiple bows.
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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- References (early modern)
- Ian Ridpath's website (Star Tales )





