RA 12.4719° · Dec 60.1274° · star
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HD 236542 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,190.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 9.93 and has spectral type F6Ib-G2Ib.
Its spectrum reads F6Ib-G2Ib — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 236542 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 9.93, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 236542 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 236542 scores 49 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, Strongly 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.