RA 159.9031° · Dec 43.1026° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 52181 is a rare star. It lies about 1,055.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 11.21 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 52181 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 11.21, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 52181 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 52181 scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), White dwarf (a burnt-out core) and Blue-white 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.