RA 235.7662° · Dec -27.9765° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 140144 is a common star. It lies about 973.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lib, shines at apparent magnitude 8.56 and has spectral type GIII+....
Its spectrum reads GIII+... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 140144 in the constellation Lib. At apparent magnitude 8.56, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 140144 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 140144 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, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-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.