RA 274.2488° · Dec -19.0758° · star
12 more points to reach Epic.
HD 167660 is a rare variable star. It lies about 931.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 7.74 and has spectral type F7III:.
Its spectrum reads F7III: — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 167660 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 7.74, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 167660 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 167660 scores 38 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant 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.