RA 127.1533° · Dec 24.1449° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
28 Cnc is a common variable star. It lies about 445.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cnc, shines at apparent magnitude 6.05 and has spectral type F0Vn.
Its spectrum reads F0Vn — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for 28 Cnc in the constellation Cnc. At apparent magnitude 6.05, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 28 Cnc 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.
28 Cnc scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Main-sequence 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.