RA 303.0273° · Dec 38.3549° · star
28 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 192163 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,363.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 7.5 and has spectral type WN....
Its spectrum reads WN... — a Wolf-Rayet star: a stellar monster shedding its own outer layers in a ferocious wind, on its way to a supernova.
Look for HD 192163 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 7.5, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 192163 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 192163 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 5 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself), Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.