RA 225.4302° · Dec -45.8256° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 132623 is a common star. It lies about 1,874.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lup, shines at apparent magnitude 8.36 and has spectral type M6III.
Its spectrum reads M6III — 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 HD 132623 in the constellation Lup. At apparent magnitude 8.36, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 132623 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 132623 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Cool red M-type star and Giant 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.