RA 76.3009° · Dec -66.7368° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 268946 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,000.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dor, shines at apparent magnitude 10.3 and has spectral type A0Ia.
Its spectrum reads A0Ia — 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 268946 in the constellation Dor. At apparent magnitude 10.3, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 268946 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 268946 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), White A-type star and Supergiant — 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.