RA 84.3053° · Dec -6.5835° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 26403 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 10.1 and has spectral type A5II-IIIeva.
Its spectrum reads A5II-IIIeva — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HIP 26403 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 10.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 26403 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 26403 scores 51 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 27 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, In Orion's hunting ground, White A-type star, Bright giant, Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes) 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.