RA 169.8580° · Dec -30.3230° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HD 98457 is an uncommon 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.
Its spectrum reads Ap Si — 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 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 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, White A-type star, Blue-white 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.