RA 151.2577° · Dec -56.8979° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 87700 is a common variable star. It lies about 453 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vel, shines at apparent magnitude 6.86 and has spectral type F2III/IV.
Its spectrum reads F2III/IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 87700 in the constellation Vel. At apparent magnitude 6.86, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 87700 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 87700 scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.