RA 224.7330° · Dec -0.9481° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 73315 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 581.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lib, shines at apparent magnitude 9.85 and has spectral type A8.5.
Its spectrum reads A8.5 — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HIP 73315 in the constellation Lib. At apparent magnitude 9.85, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 73315 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.
HIP 73315 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-type star, Strongly 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.