RA 99.1079° · Dec 6.0832° · star
16 more points to reach Epic.
HD 46966 is a rare star. It sits in the constellation Mon, shines at apparent magnitude 6.87 and has spectral type O8.
Its spectrum reads O8 — 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 46966 in the constellation Mon. At apparent magnitude 6.87, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 46966 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 46966 scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Blazing O-type star and Blue-white 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.