RA 65.4892° · Dec 28.4432° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 283571 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 627.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 10.2 and has spectral type F8Ve-K1Ve(T).
Its spectrum reads F8Ve-K1Ve(T) — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 283571 in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 10.2, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 283571 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 283571 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 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, 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.