RA 278.0057° · Dec -34.7062° · star
24 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 90850 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,309.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 10.91 and has spectral type Me.
Its spectrum reads Me — 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 90850 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 10.91, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 90850 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 90850 scores 54 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 24 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf and Strongly variable — 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.