RA 245.6052° · Dec -56.4234° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HD 147040 is a common star. It sits in the constellation Nor, shines at apparent magnitude 8.17 and has spectral type M0IV.
Its spectrum reads M0IV — 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 147040 in the constellation Nor. At apparent magnitude 8.17, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 147040 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 147040 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Cool red M-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) and Deep red 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.