RA 346.8289° · Dec -60.8763° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 218243 is a common variable star. It lies about 332.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tuc, shines at apparent magnitude 8.51 and has spectral type F3V.
Its spectrum reads F3V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 218243 in the constellation Tuc. At apparent magnitude 8.51, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 218243 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 218243 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-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.