RA 129.3755° · Dec 23.5616° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 42303 is a common variable star. It lies about 911.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cnc, shines at apparent magnitude 10.07 and has spectral type F9V: + G9V:.
Its spectrum reads F9V: + G9V: — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 42303 in the constellation Cnc. At apparent magnitude 10.07, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 42303 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.
HIP 42303 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 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, 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.