RA 303.6184° · Dec -13.8355° · star
8 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 99765 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 10.43 and has spectral type F4Ibvar.
Its spectrum reads F4Ibvar — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 99765 in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 10.43, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 99765 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.
HIP 99765 scores 42 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, Strongly 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.