RA 117.5169° · Dec -0.8820° · star
12 more points to reach Common.
HIP 38242 is a trash star. It lies about 906 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mon, shines at apparent magnitude 9.53 and has spectral type R8.
Its spectrum reads R8 — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 38242 in the constellation Mon. At apparent magnitude 9.53, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 38242 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.
HIP 38242 scores 3 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 1 science badge — 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.