RA 241.7426° · Dec -36.3935° · star
4 more points to reach Common.
HD 144370 is a trash star. It lies about 423 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lup, shines at apparent magnitude 8.7 and has spectral type G8/K0+....
Its spectrum reads G8/K0+... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 144370 in the constellation Lup. At apparent magnitude 8.7, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 144370 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 144370 scores 11 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Sun-like G-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.