RA 67.7222° · Dec -41.1743° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 28837 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 503.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cae, shines at apparent magnitude 7.02 and has spectral type F3/F5II.
Its spectrum reads F3/F5II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 28837 in the constellation Cae. At apparent magnitude 7.02, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 28837 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 28837 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Bright giant, Gently 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.