RA 340.4976° · Dec -20.7844° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HD 214925 is an uncommon star. It lies about 2,189 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 9.3 and has spectral type F:.
Its spectrum reads F: — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 214925 in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 9.3, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 214925 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 214925 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star and Deep red 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.