RA 330.8659° · Dec 45.5686° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 209596 is a common variable star. It sits in the constellation Lac, shines at apparent magnitude 10.05 and has spectral type N0.
Its spectrum reads N0 — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 209596 in the constellation Lac. At apparent magnitude 10.05, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 209596 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 209596 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Deep red 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.