RA 151.9311° · Dec 23.9918° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 49628 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 2,992.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 11.04 and has spectral type F0.
Its spectrum reads F0 — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 49628 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 11.04, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 49628 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 49628 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, 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.