RA 187.3901° · Dec -59.0855° · star
8 more points to reach Epic.
HD 108689 is a rare star. It lies about 3,020 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 7.57 and has spectral type F0/F2II.
Its spectrum reads F0/F2II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 108689 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 7.57, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 108689 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 108689 scores 42 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Under the Southern Cross, Yellow-white F-type star, Bright giant and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.