RA 120.7569° · Dec -36.5966° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 39376 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,475.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pup, shines at apparent magnitude 9.55 and has spectral type Rpvar.
Its spectrum reads Rpvar — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 39376 in the constellation Pup. At apparent magnitude 9.55, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 39376 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 39376 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), 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.