RA 187.5689° · Dec -26.9310° · exoplanet
11 more points to reach Anomaly.
ZTF J1230-2655 b is an epic exoplanet. It lies about 608.9 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 18.91, has an equilibrium temperature near 2,950 K and spans roughly 13.79 Earth radii.
So hot that iron vaporises on the dayside, blows around to the night side and rains back down as molten metal.
At apparent magnitude 18.91, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, ZTF J1230-2655 b 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.
ZTF J1230-2655 b scores 67 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Gas giant, Ultra-hot Jupiter, Ultra-short period, Blasted by starlight and Orbits a hot blue-white 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.