RA 212.2344° · Dec -59.2767° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HR 5292 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,244.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 6.34 and has spectral type B5IV.
Its spectrum reads B5IV — 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 HR 5292 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 6.34, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 5292 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 5292 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Hot blue B-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.