RA 96.0097° · Dec 47.7066° · star
28 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 44388 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 10.2 and has spectral type CVIIe+.
Its spectrum reads CVIIe+ — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 44388 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 10.2, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 44388 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 44388 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, Carbon star (sooty red), Deep red 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.