RA 102.0196° · Dec -44.3162° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
HD 49798 is a rare star. It lies about 2,718 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pup, shines at apparent magnitude 8.28 and has spectral type O6.
Its spectrum reads O6 — 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 49798 in the constellation Pup. At apparent magnitude 8.28, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 49798 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 49798 scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), 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.