RA 209.8894° · Dec 37.1973° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 68357 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 911.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CVn, shines at apparent magnitude 8.99 and has spectral type M7III.
Its spectrum reads M7III — 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 HIP 68357 in the constellation CVn. At apparent magnitude 8.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 68357 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.
HIP 68357 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Cool red M-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.