RA 12.6715° · Dec -50.9868° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
Rho Phe is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 242.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Phe, shines at apparent magnitude 5.24 and has spectral type F2III.
Its spectrum reads F2III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for Rho Phe in the constellation Phe. At apparent magnitude 5.24, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Rho Phe 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.
Rho Phe scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant 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.