RA 300.9233° · Dec 36.4256° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
HD 190467 is a rare variable star. It lies about 2,434 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 8.15 and has spectral type B5II:n.
Its spectrum reads B5II:n — 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 190467 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 8.15, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 190467 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 190467 scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), 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.