RA 105.0878° · Dec -5.8267° · star
8 more points to reach Epic.
HD 52266 is a rare star. It lies about 1,802 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mon, shines at apparent magnitude 7.21 and has spectral type O9V.
Its spectrum reads O9V — 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 52266 in the constellation Mon. At apparent magnitude 7.21, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 52266 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 52266 scores 42 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Blazing O-type star, Main-sequence 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.