RA 90.1181° · Dec 10.2180° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HD 40632 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 942.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 9.18 and has spectral type A2e+....
Its spectrum reads A2e+... — 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 40632 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 9.18, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 40632 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 40632 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, In Orion's hunting ground, White A-type 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.