RA 13.5567° · Dec 24.0671° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 5223 is a common star. It lies about 1,753.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation And, shines at apparent magnitude 8.56 and has spectral type Rp....
Its spectrum reads Rp... — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 5223 in the constellation And. At apparent magnitude 8.56, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 5223 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 5223 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years) and Deep red 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.