RA 0.5429° · Dec 67.4090° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 172 is a rare star. It lies about 2,861 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 9.05 and has spectral type O7.
Its spectrum reads O7 — 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 172 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 9.05, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 172 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 172 scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 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 Blazing O-type 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.