RA 243.9480° · Dec -15.5939° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 146234 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,177.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 7.88 and has spectral type F6/F7II.
Its spectrum reads F6/F7II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 146234 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 7.88, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 146234 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 146234 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star and Bright giant — 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.