RA 118.9337° · Dec -3.1982° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 38728 is a rare star. It sits in the constellation Mon, shines at apparent magnitude 10.31 and has spectral type C....
Its spectrum reads C... — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 38728 in the constellation Mon. At apparent magnitude 10.31, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 38728 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 38728 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Carbon star (sooty red) and Deep red 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.