RA 175.6761° · Dec 71.3776° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 101685 is a common star. It sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 9.89 and has spectral type A.
Its spectrum reads A — 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 101685 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 9.89, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 101685 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 101685 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), White A-type star and Blue-white 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.