RA 219.2867° · Dec 35.9297° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 128661 is a common variable star. It lies about 402.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Boo, shines at apparent magnitude 7.13 and has spectral type F0V.
Its spectrum reads F0V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 128661 in the constellation Boo. At apparent magnitude 7.13, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 128661 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 128661 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Main-sequence 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.