RA 269.6134° · Dec 1.1015° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 87994 is a common variable star. It sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 11.25 and has spectral type A9.5.
Its spectrum reads A9.5 — 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 87994 in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 11.25, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 87994 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 87994 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, White A-type star, Gently 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.