RA 200.3077° · Dec -74.4419° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 115673 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 2,038.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mus, shines at apparent magnitude 7.77 and has spectral type Npvar.
Its spectrum reads Npvar — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 115673 in the constellation Mus. At apparent magnitude 7.77, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 115673 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.
HD 115673 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Deep red 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.