RA 289.1365° · Dec -33.5223° · star
9 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 7296 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,528.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 6.58 and has spectral type Cp.
Its spectrum reads Cp — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HR 7296 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 6.58, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7296 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.
HR 7296 scores 69 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Carbon star (sooty red), Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Strongly 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.