RA 237.1434° · Dec 28.1567° · star
12 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 5880 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation CrB, shines at apparent magnitude 5.89 and has spectral type C00 (F8pe).
Its spectrum reads C00 (F8pe) — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HR 5880 in the constellation CrB. At apparent magnitude 5.89, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 5880 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
HR 5880 scores 66 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Carbon star (sooty red), Strongly variable, Fades out of naked-eye view and A named variable star — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.