RA 344.0481° · Dec 58.6672° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 113269 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 797.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 11.35 and has spectral type G8Ve-K3Ve(T).
Its spectrum reads G8Ve-K3Ve(T) — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 113269 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 11.35, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 113269 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.
HIP 113269 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence 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.