RA 36.8074° · Dec 59.4606° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 11420 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,212.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 9.94 and has spectral type F8Ibvar.
Its spectrum reads F8Ibvar — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 11420 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 9.94, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 11420 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 11420 scores 51 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 27 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, 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.