RA 87.1063° · Dec -0.7596° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 38823 is a common variable star. It lies about 317.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 7.35 and has spectral type F0p....
Its spectrum reads F0p... — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 38823 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 7.35, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 38823 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 38823 scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, In Orion's hunting ground, Yellow-white F-type star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.