RA 32.2642° · Dec 40.7942° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HD 13078 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 718.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation And, shines at apparent magnitude 8.97 and has spectral type F2V.
Its spectrum reads F2V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 13078 in the constellation And. At apparent magnitude 8.97, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 13078 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 13078 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Main-sequence star, 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.