RA 308.5913° · Dec 25.0638° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HD 340611 is an uncommon star. It lies about 50.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vul, shines at apparent magnitude 11.53 and has spectral type DA.
Its spectrum reads DA — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for HD 340611 in the constellation Vul. At apparent magnitude 11.53, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 340611 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 340611 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, White dwarf (a burnt-out core) and Blue-white 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.