RA 311.9983° · Dec 39.2877° · star
3 more points to reach Epic.
HD 198287 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,874.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 7 and has spectral type A7Ia.
Its spectrum reads A7Ia — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HD 198287 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 7, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 198287 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 198287 scores 47 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), White A-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.