RA 340.7294° · Dec 58.4265° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HD 215286 is an uncommon star. It lies about 948.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 8.08 and has spectral type A2Ib.
Its spectrum reads A2Ib — 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 215286 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 8.08, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 215286 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 215286 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), White A-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.