RA 109.8674° · Dec -16.3952° · star
5 more points to reach Epic.
HR 2788 is a rare variable star. It lies about 139.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMa, shines at apparent magnitude 5.7 and has spectral type F2III/IV.
Its spectrum reads F2III/IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 2788 in the constellation CMa. At apparent magnitude 5.7, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 2788 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.
HR 2788 scores 45 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant star, Gently variable, Fades out of naked-eye view 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.