RA 60.9763° · Dec 28.1260° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HD 25487 is a rare variable star. It lies about 676.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 8.05 and has spectral type B8Vev comp.
Its spectrum reads B8Vev comp — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for HD 25487 in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 8.05, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 25487 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 25487 scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star, Main-sequence star, Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes) 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.