RA 225.0472° · Dec -77.1606° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
HR 5547 is an uncommon star. It lies about 762 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aps, shines at apparent magnitude 5.92 and has spectral type G8II.
Its spectrum reads G8II — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 5547 in the constellation Aps. At apparent magnitude 5.92, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 5547 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.
HR 5547 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 4 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star and Bright giant — 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.