RA 236.2361° · Dec -21.8150° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HD 140543 is a rare star. It sits in the constellation Lib, shines at apparent magnitude 8.87 and has spectral type B1Iabn.
Its spectrum reads B1Iabn — 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 HD 140543 in the constellation Lib. At apparent magnitude 8.87, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 140543 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 140543 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star, Supergiant and Blue-white 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.