RA 64.0873° · Dec -60.9485° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HR 1357 is a common variable star. It lies about 411.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ret, shines at apparent magnitude 6.34 and has spectral type Ap EuCr(Sr).
Its spectrum reads Ap EuCr(Sr) — 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 HR 1357 in the constellation Ret. At apparent magnitude 6.34, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 1357 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 1357 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, White A-type 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.