RA 161.3475° · Dec 41.3077° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 93044 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 391.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 7.12 and has spectral type A7III.
Its spectrum reads A7III — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HD 93044 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 7.12, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 93044 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 93044 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, Never sets (northern circumpolar), White A-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.