RA 100.3288° · Dec 82.2673° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 44982 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 286.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 9.3 and has spectral type G5V.
Its spectrum reads G5V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 44982 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 9.3, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 44982 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 44982 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence star, Strongly 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.