RA 178.5198° · Dec 37.9521° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
HD 103353 is an uncommon star. It lies about 564.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 9.05 and has spectral type F6Iab:.
Its spectrum reads F6Iab: — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 103353 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 9.05, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 103353 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 103353 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), 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.