RA 146.4452° · Dec -12.0040° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 47904 is a rare variable star. It lies about 501 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hya, shines at apparent magnitude 10.68 and has spectral type F2-F8Ib.
Its spectrum reads F2-F8Ib — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 47904 in the constellation Hya. At apparent magnitude 10.68, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 47904 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 47904 scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, 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.