RA 260.6937° · Dec -45.6143° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 156979 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,836.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 6.68 and has spectral type F7/F8Ib/II.
Its spectrum reads F7/F8Ib/II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 156979 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 6.68, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 156979 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 156979 scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), 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.