RA 228.3856° · Dec 38.5682° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 74509 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 600.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Boo, shines at apparent magnitude 10.18 and has spectral type G5Ve + G8Ve.
Its spectrum reads G5Ve + G8Ve — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 74509 in the constellation Boo. At apparent magnitude 10.18, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 74509 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 74509 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence 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.