RA 268.4373° · Dec 57.0560° · star
9 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 87604 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 10.9 and has spectral type M8.
Its spectrum reads M8 — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HIP 87604 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 10.9, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 87604 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 87604 scores 41 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf, 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.