RA 63.9428° · Dec 15.4007° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
48 Tau is a common variable star. It lies about 148.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 6.31 and has spectral type F5Vvar.
Its spectrum reads F5Vvar — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for 48 Tau in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 6.31, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 48 Tau 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.
48 Tau scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 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, Main-sequence star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.