RA 82.4277° · Dec 35.3750° · star
28 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 35921 is an epic variable star. It lies about 994.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 6.78 and has spectral type O9.5III.
Its spectrum reads O9.5III — an O-type star — the hottest, rarest main class there is. Fewer than one star in a million is an O, and none of them lasts long.
Look for HD 35921 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 6.78, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 35921 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.
HD 35921 scores 50 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 28 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Blazing O-type star, Giant 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.