RA 310.7500° · Dec 35.4967° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 102237 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 150.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 11.41 and has spectral type M3V:.
Its spectrum reads M3V: — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HIP 102237 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 11.41, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 102237 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 102237 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, Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Red dwarf, 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.