RA 278.3893° · Dec -50.2117° · exoplanet
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 90988 b is a common exoplanet. It lies about 306.7 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 7.75, has spectral type K1 III and has an equilibrium temperature near 401 K.
Lighter than Neptune — a puffed-up ball of hydrogen and helium with no surface anywhere on it to stand on.
At apparent magnitude 7.75, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 90988 b 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 90988 b scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Gas giant and Disputed — it may not be there at all — 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.