RA 207.6462° · Dec -58.4992° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HD 120359 is a rare variable star. It lies about 2,189 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 8.52 and has spectral type A6III.
Its spectrum reads A6III — 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 120359 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 8.52, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 120359 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 120359 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), White A-type star, Giant star, 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.