RA 277.6086° · Dec -16.8970° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 170495 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,087.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 9.23 and has spectral type C.
Its spectrum reads C — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 170495 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 9.23, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 170495 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 170495 scores 53 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 25 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Carbon star (sooty red), 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.