RA 114.7220° · Dec -22.9487° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 61535 is a common star. It sits in the constellation Pup, shines at apparent magnitude 10.19 and has spectral type A4II.
Its spectrum reads A4II — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HD 61535 in the constellation Pup. At apparent magnitude 10.19, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 61535 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 61535 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, White A-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.