RA 80.7133° · Dec -71.7179° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 269475 is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation Men, shines at apparent magnitude 11.58 and has spectral type B3Iab:.
Its spectrum reads B3Iab: — 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 269475 in the constellation Men. At apparent magnitude 11.58, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 269475 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 269475 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, Hot blue B-type star, Supergiant and Blue-white 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.