RA 190.5823° · Dec -62.9938° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 61997 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 953.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 9.72 and has spectral type A.
Its spectrum reads A — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HIP 61997 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 9.72, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 61997 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 61997 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Under the Southern Cross, White A-type star, Gently 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.