RA 174.5455° · Dec -45.7495° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 101158 is a common variable star. It lies about 751.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 7.16 and has spectral type F0V.
Its spectrum reads F0V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 101158 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 7.16, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 101158 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 101158 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Main-sequence star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.