RA 4.3837° · Dec 50.2873° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HD 1306 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 2,064.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 9.28 and has spectral type N0v.
Its spectrum reads N0v — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 1306 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 9.28, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 1306 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.
HD 1306 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Deep red star, 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.