RA 186.9648° · Dec -4.6153° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HR 4746 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 241.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 6.23 and has spectral type F2III.
Its spectrum reads F2III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 4746 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 6.23, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4746 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.
HR 4746 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Giant star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.