RA 268.3031° · Dec 43.7731° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 87556 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,101.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Her, shines at apparent magnitude 10.16 and has spectral type F2V.
Its spectrum reads F2V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 87556 in the constellation Her. At apparent magnitude 10.16, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 87556 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.
HIP 87556 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star, Main-sequence star, 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.