RA 143.1848° · Dec -37.2263° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 82726 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,109.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ant, shines at apparent magnitude 8.23 and has spectral type F0/F2IV.
Its spectrum reads F0/F2IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 82726 in the constellation Ant. At apparent magnitude 8.23, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 82726 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 82726 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), 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.