RA 177.2161° · Dec 20.5048° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HD 102617 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,012.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 8.67 and has spectral type A7IV.
Its spectrum reads A7IV — 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 102617 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 8.67, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 102617 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 102617 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 — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, White A-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.