RA 276.8467° · Dec -36.0160° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HD 169679 is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 7.11 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 169679 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 7.11, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 169679 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 169679 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star, Giant star and Blue-white 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.