RA 258.3802° · Dec 42.1063° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
HD 156074 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,069.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Her, shines at apparent magnitude 7.6 and has spectral type C....
Its spectrum reads C... — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 156074 in the constellation Her. At apparent magnitude 7.6, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 156074 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 156074 scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years) and Carbon star (sooty red) — 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.