RA 118.1966° · Dec 1.5974° · star
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HD 64191 is a common variable star. It lies about 528.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMi, shines at apparent magnitude 9.31 and has spectral type F0IIIvar.
Its spectrum reads F0IIIvar — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 64191 in the constellation CMi. At apparent magnitude 9.31, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 64191 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 64191 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant 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.