RA 176.8075° · Dec 43.4711° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
HIP 57504 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 845 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.72 and has spectral type M6III.
Its spectrum reads M6III — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HIP 57504 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 8.72, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 57504 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 57504 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 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Giant 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.