RA 123.5214° · Dec -44.5758° · star
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HD 69213 is a common variable star. It lies about 319.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vel, shines at apparent magnitude 6.56 and has spectral type F2pvar.
Its spectrum reads F2pvar — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 69213 in the constellation Vel. At apparent magnitude 6.56, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 69213 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 69213 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 4 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, 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.