RA 161.5243° · Dec -57.5475° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HD 93444 is a rare variable star. It lies about 2,131.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 9.07 and has spectral type F5II.
Its spectrum reads F5II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 93444 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 9.07, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 93444 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 93444 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.