RA 218.3345° · Dec 36.9590° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HR 5441 is a common variable star. It lies about 244.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Boo, shines at apparent magnitude 6.39 and has spectral type F8IVw.
Its spectrum reads F8IVw — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 5441 in the constellation Boo. At apparent magnitude 6.39, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 5441 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 5441 scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-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.