RA 161.7257° · Dec 46.4795° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 52738 is an uncommon star. It lies about 683.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 9.54 and has spectral type A7II.
Its spectrum reads A7II — 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 HIP 52738 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 9.54, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 52738 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 52738 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), White A-type star and Bright giant — 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.