RA 222.4293° · Dec 23.0323° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 130818 is a common variable star. It lies about 161.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Boo, shines at apparent magnitude 7.12 and has spectral type F6IV.
Its spectrum reads F6IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 130818 in the constellation Boo. At apparent magnitude 7.12, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 130818 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 130818 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.