RA 22.4703° · Dec 18.3557° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
97 Psc is a rare variable star. It lies about 476.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Psc, shines at apparent magnitude 6.01 and has spectral type A4IV.
Its spectrum reads A4IV — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for 97 Psc in the constellation Psc. At apparent magnitude 6.01, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 97 Psc 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.
97 Psc scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), Barely variable (under 0.05 mag), Fades out of naked-eye view 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.