RA 338.1045° · Dec 67.1507° · star
22 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 111257 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,734.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 8.42 and has spectral type O9.5V.
Its spectrum reads O9.5V — 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 111257 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 8.42, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 111257 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 111257 scores 56 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 22 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Blazing O-type star, Main-sequence star, 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.