RA 324.3371° · Dec 13.4746° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
HIP 106740 is an uncommon variable star. It sits in the constellation Peg, shines at apparent magnitude 10.37 and has spectral type A2e + G5.
Its spectrum reads A2e + G5 — 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 HIP 106740 in the constellation Peg. At apparent magnitude 10.37, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 106740 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 106740 scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, White A-type star, Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes) 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.