RA 220.2517° · Dec -10.7260° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 71781 is an uncommon star. It lies about 2,452.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lib, shines at apparent magnitude 9.65 and has spectral type M....
Its spectrum reads M... — 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 71781 in the constellation Lib. At apparent magnitude 9.65, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 71781 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 71781 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star and Red dwarf — 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.