RA 148.8590° · Dec -58.4297° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HD 302430 is a rare variable star. It lies about 2,434 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 9.4 and has spectral type F8II.
Its spectrum reads F8II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 302430 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 9.4, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 302430 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 302430 scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 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, Bright giant, 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.