RA 343.4235° · Dec 37.9385° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HD 216598 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 236.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lac, shines at apparent magnitude 8.9 and has spectral type K0Vvar.
Its spectrum reads K0Vvar — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 216598 in the constellation Lac. At apparent magnitude 8.9, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 216598 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 216598 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 — Variable star, Orange K-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.