RA 195.2408° · Dec -21.4263° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 113003 is a common star. It lies about 732.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 7.76 and has spectral type F3III.
Its spectrum reads F3III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 113003 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 7.76, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 113003 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 113003 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star and Giant 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.