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Uncommon variable star 28 EP

HIP 61414

RA 188.7711° · Dec 23.3372° · star

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Score breakdown

· 5 badges
28 pts · Uncommon
Uncommon 34 pts → Rare
  • Strongly variable +10
  • Sun-like G-type star +8
  • Variable star +5
  • A named variable star +3
  • Main-sequence star +2
Total score 28

6 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

  • Variable star · +5
  • Sun-like G-type star · +8
  • Main-sequence star · +2
  • Strongly variable · +10
  • A named variable star · +3

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Spectral class. Its spectrum reads G0Vn — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
  • Where it is in life. It is on the main sequence, quietly fusing hydrogen in its core exactly as the Sun does.
  • It changes. This star does not hold still: its brightness rises and falls on a rhythm of hours, days or years, either pulsing in size or being eclipsed by a companion.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 10.6 you'll want a small backyard telescope, over in Coma Berenices.
  • Northern sky. It rides the northern half of the sky — an easier target the further north you are.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around March — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

  • Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Properties

absmag
4.185
bv
0.517
constellation
Com
dist ly
614.2297
luminosity
1.845
mag
10.56
name
HIP 61414
spect
G0Vn
var amplitude
0.74
var designation
RZ
var max
10.375
var min
11.115

About HIP 61414

HIP 61414 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 614.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Com, shines at apparent magnitude 10.56 and has spectral type G0Vn.

Its spectrum reads G0Vn — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

How to see it

Look for HIP 61414 in the constellation Com. At apparent magnitude 10.56, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.

Like any astronomical target, HIP 61414 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.

Why HIP 61414 is an uncommon variable star

HIP 61414 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence 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.