RA 176.8683° · Dec 20.0338° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HD 102428 is an uncommon star. It lies about 301.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 7.36 and has spectral type F5Iab:.
Its spectrum reads F5Iab: — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 102428 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 7.36, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 102428 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 102428 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star and Supergiant — 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.