RA 180.3880° · Dec 43.0417° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HD 104425 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 470 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.85 and has spectral type F6II.
Its spectrum reads F6II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 104425 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 8.85, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 104425 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 104425 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-type star, Bright giant, 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.