RA 149.4153° · Dec -16.5221° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 86371 is a common variable star. It lies about 255.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hya, shines at apparent magnitude 6.62 and has spectral type F0V.
Its spectrum reads F0V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 86371 in the constellation Hya. At apparent magnitude 6.62, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 86371 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 86371 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-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.