RA 188.9642° · Dec -60.5248° · star
17 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 61482 is an epic star. It lies about 2,249.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 10.27 and has spectral type O9.5Iab.
Its spectrum reads O9.5Iab — an O-type star — the hottest, rarest main class there is. Fewer than one star in a million is an O, and none of them lasts long.
Look for HIP 61482 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 10.27, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 61482 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 61482 scores 61 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 17 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Under the Southern Cross, Blazing O-type star and Supergiant — 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.