RA 38.2548° · Dec 61.4393° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 11856 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,411.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 10.1 and has spectral type A2II.
Its spectrum reads A2II — 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 HIP 11856 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 10.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 11856 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.
HIP 11856 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), White A-type star and Bright giant — 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.