RA 46.8831° · Dec -78.9892° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HR 981 is a rare variable star. It lies about 270.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hyi, shines at apparent magnitude 5.67 and has spectral type F2II-III.
Its spectrum reads F2II-III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 981 in the constellation Hyi. At apparent magnitude 5.67, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 981 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.
HR 981 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, 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.