RA 269.4872° · Dec 4.2478° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 87946 is a common star. It lies about 778.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 10.64 and has spectral type A2.
Its spectrum reads A2 — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HIP 87946 in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 10.64, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 87946 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 87946 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, White A-type star and Deep red 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.