RA 145.9394° · Dec 55.9525° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 83950 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 174.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 7.85 and has spectral type G2Vn.
Its spectrum reads G2Vn — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 83950 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 7.85, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 83950 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 83950 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence star, Strongly 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.