RA 36.6902° · Dec 10.5653° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HD 15165 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 416.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ari, shines at apparent magnitude 6.7 and has spectral type F0IV.
Its spectrum reads F0IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 15165 in the constellation Ari. At apparent magnitude 6.7, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 15165 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 15165 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 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), 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.