RA 253.0802° · Dec -41.8545° · star
3 more points to reach Epic.
HR 6249 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 6.36 and has spectral type WN....
Its spectrum reads WN... — a Wolf-Rayet star: a stellar monster shedding its own outer layers in a ferocious wind, on its way to a supernova.
Look for HR 6249 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 6.36, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 6249 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 6249 scores 47 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself), Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.