RA 270.4298° · Dec -32.7153° · star
21 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 164270 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 8.76 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 164270 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 8.76, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 164270 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 164270 scores 57 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 21 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Toward the galactic centre, 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.