RA 247.2079° · Dec -44.8126° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 148259 is a common variable star. It lies about 967.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Nor, shines at apparent magnitude 7.32 and has spectral type B2Ve.
Its spectrum reads B2Ve — 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 148259 in the constellation Nor. At apparent magnitude 7.32, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 148259 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 148259 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, Hot blue B-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.