RA 333.4351° · Dec -25.1809° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HR 8470 is an uncommon star. It lies about 252.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation PsA, shines at apparent magnitude 5.58 and has spectral type F7II.
Its spectrum reads F7II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 8470 in the constellation PsA. At apparent magnitude 5.58, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8470 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.
HR 8470 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 4 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Yellow-white F-type star and Bright giant — 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.