RA 80.3057° · Dec 7.3554° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 25004 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,087.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 9.75 and has spectral type N0.
Its spectrum reads N0 — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 25004 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 9.75, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 25004 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 25004 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), In Orion's hunting ground and Deep red 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.