RA 70.9410° · Dec -10.6822° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HD 30050 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 524.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Eri, shines at apparent magnitude 7.8 and has spectral type Am comp SB.
Its spectrum reads Am comp SB — 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 30050 in the constellation Eri. At apparent magnitude 7.8, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 30050 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 30050 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, White A-type 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.