RA 221.0718° · Dec -73.9682° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HD 128862 is a common variable star. It lies about 780.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aps, shines at apparent magnitude 8.04 and has spectral type F0III/IV.
Its spectrum reads F0III/IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 128862 in the constellation Aps. At apparent magnitude 8.04, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 128862 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 128862 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant star, Gently 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.