RA 241.1975° · Dec -69.0268° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 143344 is an uncommon star. It lies about 2,861 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation TrA, shines at apparent magnitude 10.47 and has spectral type B6III:.
Its spectrum reads B6III: — 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 143344 in the constellation TrA. At apparent magnitude 10.47, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 143344 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 143344 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 — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Hot blue B-type star, Giant star 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.