RA 245.8456° · Dec -26.3712° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HD 147491 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 271.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 9.6 and has spectral type G0V.
Its spectrum reads G0V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 147491 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 9.6, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 147491 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 147491 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence 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.