RA 114.2739° · Dec 16.9043° · star
24 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 60848 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,964.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 6.94 and has spectral type O8V:pevar.
Its spectrum reads O8V:pevar — 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 60848 in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 6.94, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 60848 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 60848 scores 54 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 24 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Blazing O-type star, Main-sequence star, Blue-white star, Gently 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.