RA 76.3488° · Dec 1.1776° · star
24 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 1648 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,230.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 6.1 and has spectral type N5.
Its spectrum reads N5 — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HR 1648 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 6.1, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 1648 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.
HR 1648 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 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), In Orion's hunting ground, Deep red star, Strongly variable, Fades out of naked-eye view 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.