RA 160.1383° · Dec 13.5669° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 52249 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 490.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 9.75 and has spectral type A7.
Its spectrum reads A7 — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HIP 52249 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 9.75, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 52249 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 52249 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-type star, 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.