RA 187.6271° · Dec -26.0475° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HIP 61031 is a common variable star. It lies about 726.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hya, shines at apparent magnitude 10.9 and has spectral type F5.
Its spectrum reads F5 — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 61031 in the constellation Hya. At apparent magnitude 10.9, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 61031 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 61031 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, 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.