RA 119.1024° · Dec 31.6956° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 64729 is a common variable star. It lies about 304.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 7.57 and has spectral type F0.
Its spectrum reads F0 — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 64729 in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 7.57, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 64729 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 64729 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.