RA 144.2158° · Dec 26.2327° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 47178 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 979.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 10.07 and has spectral type A3V....
Its spectrum reads A3V... — 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 HIP 47178 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 10.07, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 47178 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 47178 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon 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, 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.