RA 92.8466° · Dec 20.9054° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 42400 is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 6.84 and has spectral type B5II.
Its spectrum reads B5II — 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 42400 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 6.84, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 42400 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 42400 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, In Orion's hunting ground, Hot blue B-type star and Bright giant — 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.