RA 187.4806° · Dec -64.8113° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 60971 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,496.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mus, shines at apparent magnitude 8.28 and has spectral type F5Iab.
Its spectrum reads F5Iab — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 60971 in the constellation Mus. At apparent magnitude 8.28, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 60971 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.
HIP 60971 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star and Supergiant — 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.