RA 14.6118° · Dec 63.7136° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HD 5551 is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 7.74 and has spectral type B1.5Ib.
Its spectrum reads B1.5Ib — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for HD 5551 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 7.74, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 5551 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 5551 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Hot blue B-type star and Supergiant — 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.