RA 276.9189° · Dec 49.3093° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 90474 is an epic variable star. It lies about 918.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 12.38 and has spectral type M7ea.
Its spectrum reads M7ea — 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 90474 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 12.38, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 90474 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 90474 scores 51 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 27 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, Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes) 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.