RA 168.9851° · Dec -48.6908° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HIP 55031 is a common variable star. It lies about 89.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 12.3 and has spectral type Fp.
Its spectrum reads Fp — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 55031 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 12.3, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 55031 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 55031 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, 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.