RA 25.5121° · Dec 61.0382° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HR 481 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,217 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 6.69 and has spectral type B8IIIp (Si).
Its spectrum reads B8IIIp (Si) — 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 HR 481 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 6.69, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 481 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.
HR 481 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 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Hot blue B-type star, Giant star, Blue-white 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.