RA 95.8267° · Dec -7.4513° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 30380 is an epic star. It lies about 1,664.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mon, shines at apparent magnitude 9.76 and has spectral type C5II.
Its spectrum reads C5II — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 30380 in the constellation Mon. At apparent magnitude 9.76, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 30380 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 30380 scores 53 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 25 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Carbon star (sooty red), Bright giant 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.