RA 199.1062° · Dec -1.3905° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HR 5005 is a common variable star. It lies about 387.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 6.69 and has spectral type F1IV.
Its spectrum reads F1IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 5005 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 6.69, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 5005 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.
HR 5005 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.