RA 300.8823° · Dec -78.8308° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 188136 is a common variable star. It lies about 620.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Oct, shines at apparent magnitude 8.01 and has spectral type Fm delta Del.
Its spectrum reads Fm delta Del — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 188136 in the constellation Oct. At apparent magnitude 8.01, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 188136 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 188136 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, 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.