RA 202.8217° · Dec 36.4804° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HD 117673 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 865.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CVn, shines at apparent magnitude 7.5 and has spectral type M0.
Its spectrum reads M0 — 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 117673 in the constellation CVn. At apparent magnitude 7.5, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 117673 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 117673 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Cool red M-type star, Deep red 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.