RA 217.9825° · Dec -68.8096° · star
4 more points to reach Common.
HD 126954 is a trash star. It lies about 233.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cir, shines at apparent magnitude 8.39 and has spectral type G0w....
Its spectrum reads G0w... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 126954 in the constellation Cir. At apparent magnitude 8.39, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 126954 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 126954 scores 11 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Sun-like G-type 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.