RA 142.4054° · Dec -50.6037° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HD 82346 is an uncommon star. It lies about 439 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vel, shines at apparent magnitude 7.11 and has spectral type F3Ib.
Its spectrum reads F3Ib — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 82346 in the constellation Vel. At apparent magnitude 7.11, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 82346 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 82346 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Yellow-white F-type star and Supergiant — 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.