RA 319.8850° · Dec -15.1170° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 358431 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 793.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 11.38 and has spectral type A6.
Its spectrum reads A6 — 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 358431 in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 11.38, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 358431 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 358431 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-type 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.