RA 108.2040° · Dec 14.6010° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 55284 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 10.05 and has spectral type C8e.
Its spectrum reads C8e — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 55284 in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 10.05, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 55284 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 55284 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 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, 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.