RA 198.7620° · Dec 4.5175° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 115104 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 869.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 7.3 and has spectral type M....
Its spectrum reads M... — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HD 115104 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 7.3, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 115104 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 115104 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Red dwarf, 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.