RA 213.2647° · Dec -65.4480° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
HIP 69445 is an epic variable star. It lies about 673.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cir, shines at apparent magnitude 12.07 and has spectral type WN4.5.
Its spectrum reads WN4.5 — a Wolf-Rayet star: a stellar monster shedding its own outer layers in a ferocious wind, on its way to a supernova.
Look for HIP 69445 in the constellation Cir. At apparent magnitude 12.07, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 69445 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 69445 scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself), 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.