RA 77.9289° · Dec 42.1654° · star
13 more points to reach Epic.
HD 33357 is a rare variable star. It lies about 2,346.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 8.56 and has spectral type B1:V:ne:.
Its spectrum reads B1:V:ne: — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for HD 33357 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 8.56, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 33357 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 33357 scores 37 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Hot blue B-type star, Main-sequence star, Blue-white 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.