RA 253.7639° · Dec -42.0908° · star
12 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 152424 is an epic star. It lies about 2,329.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 6.3 and has spectral type O9Ia.
Its spectrum reads O9Ia — an O-type star — the hottest, rarest main class there is. Fewer than one star in a million is an O, and none of them lasts long.
Look for HD 152424 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 6.3, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 152424 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.
HD 152424 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 — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Blazing O-type star, Supergiant and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.