RA 259.5961° · Dec -34.4085° · star
23 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 156327 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,772.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 9.27 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 HD 156327 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 9.27, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 156327 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 156327 scores 55 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 23 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself), Gently 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.