RA 330.9222° · Dec 53.2125° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
HD 209678 is an uncommon star. It lies about 2,718 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lac, shines at apparent magnitude 8.42 and has spectral type B2Iab:.
Its spectrum reads B2Iab: — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for HD 209678 in the constellation Lac. At apparent magnitude 8.42, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 209678 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 209678 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 — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Hot blue B-type star and Supergiant — 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.