RA 217.9285° · Dec 60.2256° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HR 5437 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 381.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 6.26 and has spectral type F0III.
Its spectrum reads F0III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 5437 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 6.26, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 5437 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 5437 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-type star, Giant star, 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.