RA 357.2442° · Dec 6.4480° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 117459 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 262.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Psc, shines at apparent magnitude 12.3 and has spectral type M0V:.
Its spectrum reads M0V: — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HIP 117459 in the constellation Psc. At apparent magnitude 12.3, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 117459 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 117459 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Red dwarf, 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.