Beehive Proplyd

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A large proplyd that shows a disk and rings surrounding it (Bally et al. 2005)[1].

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 by Bally+ due to its inner structure with multiple bows.[1] They reason for their naming:

The ionization front of this proplyd has a remarkable morphology not seen in any other object in Orion. The irradiated northern rim of this proplyd exhibits a set of coaxial rings centered on the axis of the outflow emerging from the young central star. These rings lie in planes roughly parallel to the orientation of the circumstellar disk surrounding the star, which is clearly seen in silhouette against background nebular light. The rings give this giant proplyd its distinctive appearance, which resembles a large beehive.

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bally, J., Licht, D., Smith, N., and Walawender, J., “Outflows in the Orion Nebula: HH 540 from the Beehive Proplyd”, <i>The Astronomical Journal</i>, vol. 129, no. 1, IOP, pp. 355–362, 2005. doi:10.1086/426324.
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