RA 162.9052° · Dec -21.2501° · star
26 more points to reach Mythic.
HIP 53085 is an anomaly variable star. It lies about 2,265 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hya, shines at apparent magnitude 7 and has spectral type C9I.
Its spectrum reads C9I — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HIP 53085 in the constellation Hya. At apparent magnitude 7, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 53085 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 53085 scores 94 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the anomaly tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Carbon star (sooty red), Supergiant, Deep red star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes) 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.