RA 76.1250° · Dec -3.7873° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HD 293782 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 913.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 10.51 and has spectral type A2e.
Its spectrum reads A2e — 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 293782 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 10.51, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 293782 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 293782 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, In Orion's hunting ground, 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.