RA 203.0140° · Dec -20.9509° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 117639 is a common star. It lies about 1,753.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 9.54 and has spectral type F2IV.
Its spectrum reads F2IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 117639 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 9.54, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 117639 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 117639 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.