RA 157.1131° · Dec 5.8154° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
HIP 51280 is an uncommon star. It lies about 129.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sex, shines at apparent magnitude 11.49 and has spectral type DA:.
Its spectrum reads DA: — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for HIP 51280 in the constellation Sex. At apparent magnitude 11.49, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 51280 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 51280 scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, White dwarf (a burnt-out core) 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.