RA 133.6235° · Dec -23.5218° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HD 76296 is a common variable star. It lies about 651 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pyx, shines at apparent magnitude 7.23 and has spectral type F3/F5III.
Its spectrum reads F3/F5III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 76296 in the constellation Pyx. At apparent magnitude 7.23, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 76296 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 76296 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 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant 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.