RA 94.5922° · Dec -13.8688° · star
2 more points to reach Common.
HIP 29958 is a trash star. It lies about 100.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMa, shines at apparent magnitude 9.89 and has spectral type M0IV.
Its spectrum reads M0IV — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HIP 29958 in the constellation CMa. At apparent magnitude 9.89, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 29958 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 29958 scores 13 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Cool red M-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.