Calvera
PSR J1412+7922
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Star
- Right ascension
- 213.2339°
- Declination
- 79.3677°
- Designation
- PSR J1412+7922
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-04-18
- Name language
- fictional
- Name origin (IAU)
- This neutron star is named after the villain in the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven, as it was found in 2001 as eighth object of the category of isolated neutron stars that had formerly been called The Magnificant Seven (name has been in SIMBAD already).
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
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Constellation
In everyday life
- Declination 79.4° — from Seoul (37.6° N) it never sets and circles the northern sky all night.
- Its IAU name «Calvera» comes from fictional (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.