RA 318.6685° · Dec 41.7163° · star
5 more points to reach Epic.
HIP 104877 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,763 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 9.69 and has spectral type F5.5Ib.
Its spectrum reads F5.5Ib — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 104877 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 9.69, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 104877 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 104877 scores 45 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-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.