RA 297.3105° · Dec 26.7941° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 97520 is a rare star. It sits in the constellation Vul, shines at apparent magnitude 11.39 and has spectral type O9.5III.
Its spectrum reads O9.5III — 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 HIP 97520 in the constellation Vul. At apparent magnitude 11.39, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 97520 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 97520 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Blazing O-type star and Giant 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.