RA 81.1783° · Dec 1.7301° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HD 287841 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,575.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 10.21 and has spectral type A5III:var.
Its spectrum reads A5III:var — 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 287841 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 10.21, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 287841 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 287841 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), In Orion's hunting ground, White A-type star, Giant star, Gently 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.