RA 357.6303° · Dec -29.3632° · star
12 more points to reach Common.
HIP 117566 is a trash star. It sits in the constellation Scl, shines at apparent magnitude 10.26 and has spectral type F8.
HIP 117566 is a trash star worth 3 points across 1 science badge. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.
Look for HIP 117566 in the constellation Scl. At apparent magnitude 10.26, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 117566 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 117566 scores 3 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 1 science badge — 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.