RA 130.9839° · Dec 19.0342° · star
12 more points to reach Epic.
HD 74307 is a rare variable star. It lies about 950.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cnc, shines at apparent magnitude 8.3 and has spectral type A0V.
Its spectrum reads A0V — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HD 74307 in the constellation Cnc. At apparent magnitude 8.3, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 74307 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 74307 scores 38 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, White A-type star, Main-sequence star, Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes) 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.