RA 78.9904° · Dec 12.0449° · star
5 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 24548 is a rare star. It lies about 539.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 10.39 and has spectral type CII....
Its spectrum reads CII... — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 24548 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 10.39, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 24548 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 24548 scores 45 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, In Orion's hunting ground, Carbon star (sooty red) and Bright giant — 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.