RA 181.2034° · Dec -62.0023° · star
19 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 104901 is an epic variable star. It lies about 18 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 7.57 and has spectral type F0Ib-II.
Its spectrum reads F0Ib-II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 104901 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 7.57, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 104901 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 104901 scores 59 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 19 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Nearby (<25 ly), Under the Southern Cross, Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, Strongly 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.