RA 262.7016° · Dec -33.6099° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
HD 158443 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 7.9 and has spectral type F8/G0II.
Its spectrum reads F8/G0II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 158443 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 7.9, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 158443 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 158443 scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Bright giant, Strongly 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.