RA 36.2433° · Dec -2.7800° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
71 Cet is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 893.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 6.34 and has spectral type A0III.
Its spectrum reads A0III — 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 71 Cet in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 6.34, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 71 Cet 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.
71 Cet scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, White A-type star, Giant star, Blue-white star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.