RA 143.4619° · Dec -36.6158° · star
5 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 46924 is a rare variable star. It lies about 3,197.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ant, shines at apparent magnitude 9.29 and has spectral type F6Iab.
Its spectrum reads F6Iab — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 46924 in the constellation Ant. At apparent magnitude 9.29, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 46924 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 46924 scores 45 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, 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.