RA 48.3431° · Dec 48.1087° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 15003 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 399.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Per, shines at apparent magnitude 8.17 and has spectral type G5IV + G5IV.
Its spectrum reads G5IV + G5IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 15003 in the constellation Per. At apparent magnitude 8.17, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 15003 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 15003 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 5 science badges — Variable star, Sun-like G-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), Strongly 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.