RA 236.7473° · Dec -36.5829° · star
1 more point to reach Common.
HD 140799 is a trash star. It lies about 470.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lup, shines at apparent magnitude 9.19 and has spectral type M0III.
Its spectrum reads M0III — 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 140799 in the constellation Lup. At apparent magnitude 9.19, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 140799 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 140799 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, 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.