RA 342.1259° · Dec -10.5555° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
70 Aqr is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 364 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 6.19 and has spectral type A9III-IV.
Its spectrum reads A9III-IV — 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 70 Aqr in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 6.19, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 70 Aqr 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.
70 Aqr scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-type star, Giant star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.