RA 211.6166° · Dec 37.8282° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 68908 is an uncommon variable star. It sits in the constellation CVn, shines at apparent magnitude 10.68 and has spectral type F2III.
Its spectrum reads F2III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 68908 in the constellation CVn. At apparent magnitude 10.68, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 68908 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 68908 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-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.