RA 302.1303° · Dec -10.0626° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HR 7694 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 552.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 6.18 and has spectral type B9.5III.
Its spectrum reads B9.5III — 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 HR 7694 in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 6.18, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7694 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.
HR 7694 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star, Giant star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.