About Babcock's star
Babcock's star is a trash variable star. It sits in the constellation Lac, shines at apparent magnitude 8.83 and has spectral type A0p.
Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Trash variable star 13 EP
Babcock's star
RA 341.0313° · Dec 55.5892° · star
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesTrash 15 pts → Common
- Has a proper name +8
- Variable star +5
Total score 13
2 more points to reach Common.
Badges
- Variable star · +5
- Has a proper name · +8
Trivia
How we found it
- Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Properties
- absmag
- -11.17
- bv
- 0.031
- constellation
- Lac
- mag
- 8.83
- name
- Babcock's star
- named
- yes
- spect
- A0p
How to see it
Look for Babcock's star in the constellation Lac. At apparent magnitude 8.83, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, Babcock's star 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.
Why Babcock's star is a trash variable star
Babcock's star scores 13 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Variable star and Has a proper name — 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.