RA 69.1569° · Dec 18.7549° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
HD 285892 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 718.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 10.31 and has spectral type A7V.
Its spectrum reads A7V — 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 HD 285892 in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 10.31, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 285892 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 285892 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-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.