RA 189.4196° · Dec -19.5778° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HD 109796 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 656.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Crv, shines at apparent magnitude 8.77 and has spectral type F0V.
Its spectrum reads F0V — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 109796 in the constellation Crv. At apparent magnitude 8.77, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 109796 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 109796 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-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.