RA 193.9881° · Dec -56.8358° · star
15 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 4908 is an epic star. It sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 5.34 and has spectral type O9Ib.
Its spectrum reads O9Ib — 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 HR 4908 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 5.34, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4908 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.
HR 4908 scores 63 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, 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.