RA 131.7506° · Dec -34.3164° · star
2 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 43123 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,698.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pyx, shines at apparent magnitude 9.61 and has spectral type Ce.
Its spectrum reads Ce — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 43123 in the constellation Pyx. At apparent magnitude 9.61, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 43123 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 43123 scores 48 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Carbon star (sooty red), 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.