RA 4.6911° · Dec -39.6773° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 1482 is a common variable star. It lies about 561.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Phe, shines at apparent magnitude 9.26 and has spectral type F3/F5V.
Its spectrum reads F3/F5V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 1482 in the constellation Phe. At apparent magnitude 9.26, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 1482 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 1482 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.