RA 275.5282° · Dec -25.2400° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
HD 168710 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 649.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 8.86 and has spectral type A2/A3IV:.
Its spectrum reads A2/A3IV: — 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 HD 168710 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 8.86, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 168710 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 168710 scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, White A-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), 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.