RA 281.8508° · Dec -9.3082° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 173783 is an epic star. It lies about 3,229.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sct, shines at apparent magnitude 9.3 and has spectral type O9Iab:.
Its spectrum reads O9Iab: — an O-type star — the hottest, rarest main class there is. Fewer than one star in a million is an O, and none of them lasts long.
Look for HD 173783 in the constellation Sct. At apparent magnitude 9.3, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 173783 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 173783 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 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Blazing O-type star and Supergiant — 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.