RA 182.2261° · Dec -55.7282° · star
13 more points to reach Epic.
HD 105513 is a rare variable star. It lies about 979.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 9.28 and has spectral type A8II/IIIw.
Its spectrum reads A8II/IIIw — 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 105513 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 9.28, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 105513 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 105513 scores 37 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Under the Southern Cross, White A-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.