RA 354.7396° · Dec 68.7260° · star
2 more points to reach Common.
HIP 116700 is a trash star. It lies about 1,863.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 8.91 and has spectral type B2.
HIP 116700 is a trash star worth 13 points across 2 science badges. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.
Look for HIP 116700 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 8.91, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 116700 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 116700 scores 13 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Distant (>1000 ly) — 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.