RA 312.9570° · Dec -34.5611° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 198504 is a common star. It lies about 739.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mic, shines at apparent magnitude 9.65 and has spectral type A2II/III.
Its spectrum reads A2II/III — 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 198504 in the constellation Mic. At apparent magnitude 9.65, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 198504 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 198504 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, White A-type star and Bright giant — 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.