RA 123.2676° · Dec -34.5785° · star
5 more points to reach Epic.
HD 68860 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,707.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pup, shines at apparent magnitude 6.99 and has spectral type F8Iab.
Its spectrum reads F8Iab — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 68860 in the constellation Pup. At apparent magnitude 6.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 68860 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 68860 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 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, 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.