RA 175.4915° · Dec -24.3858° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 101696 is a common variable star. It lies about 336.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Crt, shines at apparent magnitude 6.9 and has spectral type Fm delta Del.
Its spectrum reads Fm delta Del — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 101696 in the constellation Crt. At apparent magnitude 6.9, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 101696 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 101696 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 4 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type 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.