RA 81.9097° · Dec 11.4275° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 25540 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,062.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 10.64 and has spectral type G5Vpe.
Its spectrum reads G5Vpe — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 25540 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 10.64, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 25540 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 25540 scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 10 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, Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence star, Strongly 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.