RA 245.1176° · Dec -12.9110° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HD 147135 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 308.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 6.56 and has spectral type F0III/IV.
Its spectrum reads F0III/IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 147135 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 6.56, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 147135 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 147135 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant 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.