RA 32.6062° · Dec 59.9798° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HD 13122 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 335.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 6.66 and has spectral type F5II.
Its spectrum reads F5II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 13122 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 6.66, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 13122 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 13122 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 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-type star, Bright giant, 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.