RA 69.3116° · Dec 18.5430° · star
8 more points to reach Epic.
HD 29260 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,359 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 6.49 and has spectral type F5Ib.
Its spectrum reads F5Ib — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 29260 in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 6.49, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 29260 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 29260 scores 42 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, 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.