RA 268.3166° · Dec -34.6208° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HD 162576 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 881.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 6.96 and has spectral type B8/B9III.
Its spectrum reads B8/B9III — 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 162576 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 6.96, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 162576 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 162576 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 7 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star, Giant star, Blue-white star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.