RA 97.0726° · Dec -13.0531° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 45677 is a common variable star. It lies about 908.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMa, shines at apparent magnitude 7.99 and has spectral type Bpe (shell).
Its spectrum reads Bpe (shell) — 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 45677 in the constellation CMa. At apparent magnitude 7.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 45677 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 45677 scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Hot blue B-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.