RA 259.7522° · Dec -38.8142° · star
2 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 84716 is a rare star. It sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 11.03 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 HIP 84716 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 11.03, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 84716 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 84716 scores 48 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself) and Deep red 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.