RA 336.4502° · Dec -20.2370° · star
12 more points to reach Epic.
HD 212600 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,964.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 6.73 and has spectral type A1V+G8/K1III.
Its spectrum reads A1V+G8/K1III — 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 212600 in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 6.73, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 212600 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 212600 scores 38 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, White A-type star, Main-sequence star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Gently 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.