Maia

Star: Maia 

Stellar Classification: B8 III -blue giant

Background: Maia belongs to the Taurus constellation. In addition, Maia was one of the seven daughters of Atlas in Greek mythology. This star's mass is four times greater and has a radius that's 5.5 times greater than our sun. The constellation of Taurus is a zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere. It is best seen in the winter and the name Taurus means "bull" in Latin.

Chemical Composition:
.High abundance of mercury
.High abundance if manganese

Spectrum Analysis of the most abundant chemical (mercury):

Location:
Right Ascension: 03^h 45^m 49.6067^s
Declination: 24° 22′ 03.895″

Resources:

(n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(constellation)#/media/File:Taurus_IAU.svg

Spectra of Different Atoms. (n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast350/Labs/Lamps/

(n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_(star)

(n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-manganese_star

(n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(constellation)