RA 315.0266° · Dec 42.5976° · star
3 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 103656 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 9.53 and has spectral type F5.5Ibv.
Its spectrum reads F5.5Ibv — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 103656 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 9.53, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 103656 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 103656 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, Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, Deep red star, 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.