RA 180.0216° · Dec -78.1929° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 104237 is a common variable star. It lies about 374 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cha, shines at apparent magnitude 6.58 and has spectral type B/Ape.
Its spectrum reads B/Ape — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for HD 104237 in the constellation Cha. At apparent magnitude 6.58, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 104237 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 104237 scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Hot blue B-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.