RA 220.8249° · Dec 5.8277° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 71979 is a common star. It lies about 253.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 10.44 and has spectral type G6V.
Its spectrum reads G6V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 71979 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 10.44, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 71979 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 71979 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, 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.