RA 257.2537° · Dec -56.9133° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 83916 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Ara, shines at apparent magnitude 11.38 and has spectral type WC.
Its spectrum reads WC — a Wolf-Rayet star: a stellar monster shedding its own outer layers in a ferocious wind, on its way to a supernova.
Look for HIP 83916 in the constellation Ara. At apparent magnitude 11.38, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 83916 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.
HIP 83916 scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself), Strongly variable 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.