RA 300.7984° · Dec 31.9194° · star
12 more points to reach Epic.
HD 331777 is a rare star. It lies about 2,836.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 8.01 and has spectral type F8Iab:.
Its spectrum reads F8Iab: — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 331777 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 8.01, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 331777 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 331777 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 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant and Deep red 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.