RA 16.8079° · Dec -68.5655° · star
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HIP 5261 is a trash star. It lies about 976.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tuc, shines at apparent magnitude 9.33 and has spectral type M0.
Its spectrum reads M0 — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HIP 5261 in the constellation Tuc. At apparent magnitude 9.33, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 5261 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 5261 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Cool red M-type star and Red dwarf — 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.