RA 345.0422° · Dec 60.9273° · star
3 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 113569 is a rare star. It lies about 1,032.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 10.86 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 HIP 113569 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 10.86, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 113569 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 113569 scores 47 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar) and Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself) — 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.