RA 154.4026° · Dec 77.1121° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 88627 is a common star. It sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 10.83 and has spectral type R....
Its spectrum reads R... — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 88627 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 10.83, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 88627 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.
HD 88627 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar) 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.