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Trash variable star 5 EP

HIP 56556

RA 173.9373° · Dec -61.5781° · star

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Score breakdown

· 1 badge
5 pts · Trash
Trash 15 pts → Common
  • Variable star +5
Total score 5

10 more points to reach Common.

Badges

  • Variable star · +5

Properties

absmag
-12.66
bv
2.215
constellation
Cen
mag
7.34
name
HIP 56556
spect
M0Ib

About HIP 56556

HIP 56556 is a trash variable star. It sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 7.34 and has spectral type M0Ib.

HIP 56556 is a trash variable star worth 5 points across 1 science badge. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.

How to see it

Look for HIP 56556 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 7.34, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HIP 56556 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.

Why HIP 56556 is a trash variable star

HIP 56556 scores 5 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 1 science badge — 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.

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Sky imagery and survey data courtesy of Aladin Lite & CDS, Strasbourg. Object data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, JPL Small-Body Database, and the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue.