RA 264.3322° · Dec -40.3201° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HD 159574 is an uncommon star. It lies about 707.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 7.78 and has spectral type B9Ib.
Its spectrum reads B9Ib — 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 159574 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 7.78, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 159574 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 159574 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon 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 Supergiant — 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.