RA 205.8182° · Dec -67.4014° · star
8 more points to reach Epic.
HD 119078 is a rare star. It sits in the constellation Mus, shines at apparent magnitude 9.68 and has spectral type WC....
Its spectrum reads WC... — a Wolf-Rayet star: a stellar monster shedding its own outer layers in a ferocious wind, on its way to a supernova.
Look for HD 119078 in the constellation Mus. At apparent magnitude 9.68, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 119078 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 119078 scores 42 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself) and Blue-white 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.