RA 227.9592° · Dec 61.8615° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 74368 is a common variable star. It lies about 246.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 8.83 and has spectral type B0.
Its spectrum reads B0 — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for HIP 74368 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 8.83, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 74368 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 74368 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 4 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Hot blue B-type star 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.