RA 277.8509° · Dec -19.1586° · star
9 more points to reach Epic.
HD 170682 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 7.93 and has spectral type B5II/III.
Its spectrum reads B5II/III — 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 170682 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 7.93, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 170682 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 170682 scores 41 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star, Bright giant, 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.