Uncommon variable star 27 EP

HD 43930

RA 94.8703° · Dec 13.4483° · star

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Score breakdown

· 7 badges

27 pts · Uncommon

Uncommon 34 pts → Rare

Distant (over 1,000 light-years) +6
In Orion's hunting ground +6
Variable star +5
Orange K-type star +3
A named variable star +3
Main-sequence star +2
Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) +2

Total score 27

7 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

Variable star · +5
Distant (over 1,000 light-years) · +6
In Orion's hunting ground · +6
Orange K-type star · +3
Main-sequence star · +2
Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) · +2
A named variable star · +3

Trivia

What it actually is

Spectral class. Its spectrum reads K1V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Where it is in life. It is on the main sequence, quietly fusing hydrogen in its core exactly as the Sun does.
It changes. This star does not hold still: its brightness rises and falls on a rhythm of hours, days or years, either pulsing in size or being eclipsed by a companion.

Sense of scale

In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

How to spot it. At magnitude 7.7 it is just past naked-eye reach — ordinary binoculars will pull it in, over in Orion.
Northern sky. It rides the northern half of the sky — an easier target the further north you are.
Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around December — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

Verdict. Impossible with our current technology — and the next millennium of it.

Properties

absmag: -0.23
bv: 1.13
constellation: Ori
dist ly: 1240.1368
luminosity: 107.6465
mag: 7.67
name: HD 43930
spect: K1V
var amplitude: 0.03
var designation: V1260
var max: 7.659
var min: 7.689

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About HD 43930

HD 43930 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,240.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 7.67 and has spectral type K1V.

Its spectrum reads K1V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.

How to see it

Look for HD 43930 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 7.67, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 43930 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.

Why HD 43930 is an uncommon variable star

HD 43930 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 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), In Orion's hunting ground, Orange K-type star, Main-sequence 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.