RA 77.2181° · Dec -0.8881° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 289953 is a common star. It lies about 514.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 10.23 and has spectral type A9III.
Its spectrum reads A9III — 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 289953 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 10.23, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 289953 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 289953 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, In Orion's hunting ground, White A-type star and Giant 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.