RA 148.3683° · Dec 2.0573° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 85675 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 1,443.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sex, shines at apparent magnitude 10.04 and has spectral type F4IIIvar.
Its spectrum reads F4IIIvar — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 85675 in the constellation Sex. At apparent magnitude 10.04, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 85675 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 85675 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 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, Giant 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.