RA 248.8545° · Dec -58.0821° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 149040 is an uncommon star. It lies about 2,090.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Nor, shines at apparent magnitude 9.03 and has spectral type B8II/III.
Its spectrum reads B8II/III — 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 149040 in the constellation Nor. At apparent magnitude 9.03, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 149040 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 149040 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 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Hot blue B-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.