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Credit: NASA/ESA/AURA/Caltech. Modification by Masur

Maia is a star in the constellation of Taurus. It is a blue giant of spectral type B8 III, a chemically peculiar star, and the prototype of the Maia variable class of variable star. Image of Maia's location indicated in the upper right corner.