RA 246.7684° · Dec -40.5547° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 148023 is a common star. It sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 9.49 and has spectral type B3III/IV.
Its spectrum reads B3III/IV — 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 148023 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 9.49, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 148023 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 148023 scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star and Giant 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.