RA 305.3863° · Dec 39.8293° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 193946 is an uncommon star. It lies about 832 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 8.92 and has spectral type B2Ib.
Its spectrum reads B2Ib — 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 193946 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 8.92, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 193946 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 193946 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Hot blue B-type star and Supergiant — 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.