RA 193.4898° · Dec -60.4161° · star
12 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 62949 is a rare variable star. It lies about 2,174.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 9.07 and has spectral type B2III.
Its spectrum reads B2III — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for HIP 62949 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 9.07, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 62949 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 62949 scores 38 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Under the Southern Cross, Hot blue B-type star, Giant star, Gently 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.