RA 198.8364° · Dec -17.4714° · star
13 more points to reach Epic.
HD 115122 is a rare variable star. It lies about 1,639 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 9 and has spectral type A8IV/V.
Its spectrum reads A8IV/V — 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 HD 115122 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 9, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 115122 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 115122 scores 37 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, White A-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), 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.