RA 261.0095° · Dec -29.3411° · star
2 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 85148 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 11.19 and has spectral type CII....
Its spectrum reads CII... — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 85148 in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 11.19, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 85148 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 85148 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 5 science badges — Variable star, Carbon star (sooty red), Bright giant, 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.