RA 146.1594° · Dec -45.8770° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HIP 47796 is a common variable star. It lies about 289.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vel, shines at apparent magnitude 12.29 and has spectral type F.
Its spectrum reads F — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 47796 in the constellation Vel. At apparent magnitude 12.29, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 47796 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 47796 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 4 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type 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.