RA 341.6032° · Dec 59.4422° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HD 240059 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,763 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 9.59 and has spectral type F8.4.
Its spectrum reads F8.4 — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 240059 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 9.59, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 240059 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 240059 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-type star, 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.