RA 234.1232° · Dec 10.0102° · star
1 more point to reach Common.
16 Ser is a trash star. It lies about 231.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ser, shines at apparent magnitude 5.26 and has spectral type K0p.
Its spectrum reads K0p — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 16 Ser in the constellation Ser. At apparent magnitude 5.26, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 16 Ser 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.
16 Ser scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible and Orange K-type 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.