RA 169.8580° · Dec -30.3230° · star
10 more points to reach Common.
HD 98457 is a trash variable star. It lies about 985.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hya, shines at apparent magnitude 7.96 and has spectral type Ap Si.
HD 98457 is a trash variable star worth 5 points across 1 science badge. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.
Look for HD 98457 in the constellation Hya. At apparent magnitude 7.96, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 98457 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 98457 scores 5 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 1 science badge — 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.