RA 296.9188° · Dec -42.0073° · star
28 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 97394 is an epic variable star. It lies about 345.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 10.32 and has spectral type DB:p.
Its spectrum reads DB:p — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for HIP 97394 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 10.32, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 97394 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 97394 scores 50 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 28 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, White dwarf (a burnt-out core), Blue-white star, 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.