RA 13.7244° · Dec 58.5637° · star
24 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 5235 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 9.6 and has spectral type C0ev.
Its spectrum reads C0ev — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 5235 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 9.6, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 5235 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 5235 scores 54 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 24 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Carbon star (sooty red), Deep red star, Strongly 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.