RA 241.6625° · Dec -26.4171° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 144396 is a common variable star. It lies about 654.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 9.28 and has spectral type A1mA7-F0.
Its spectrum reads A1mA7-F0 — 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 HD 144396 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 9.28, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 144396 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 144396 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-type star, Gently 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.