RA 86.9847° · Dec 35.1593° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HD 38503 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,370.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 6.55 and has spectral type F8Ib-II.
Its spectrum reads F8Ib-II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 38503 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 6.55, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 38503 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 38503 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-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.