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Trash star 3 EP

HD 1999

RA 6.0152° · Dec -37.4106° · star

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Score breakdown

· 1 badge
3 pts · Trash
Trash 15 pts → Common
  • Star +3
Total score 3

12 more points to reach Common.

Badges

  • Star · +3

Properties

absmag
-11.7
bv
-0.111
constellation
Scl
mag
8.3
name
HD 1999
spect
B8II

About HD 1999

HD 1999 is a trash star. It sits in the constellation Scl, shines at apparent magnitude 8.3 and has spectral type B8II.

HD 1999 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.

How to see it

Look for HD 1999 in the constellation Scl. At apparent magnitude 8.3, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 1999 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.

Why HD 1999 is a trash star

HD 1999 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.

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Sky imagery and survey data courtesy of Aladin Lite & CDS, Strasbourg. Object data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, JPL Small-Body Database, and the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue.