RA 239.1984° · Dec -39.3996° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 142561 is a common star. It lies about 1,164.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lup, shines at apparent magnitude 9.84 and has spectral type G8V.
Its spectrum reads G8V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 142561 in the constellation Lup. At apparent magnitude 9.84, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 142561 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 142561 scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence 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.