RA 340.3278° · Dec -43.8413° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HD 214791 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,136.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gru, shines at apparent magnitude 8.92 and has spectral type F5V.
Its spectrum reads F5V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 214791 in the constellation Gru. At apparent magnitude 8.92, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 214791 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 214791 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star, Main-sequence 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.