RA 218.3486° · Dec -3.7609° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 71173 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,370.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 9.12 and has spectral type G5V.
Its spectrum reads G5V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 71173 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 9.12, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 71173 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 71173 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 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, Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence 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.