RA 245.9164° · Dec -41.0741° · star
16 more points to reach Epic.
HD 147417 is a rare star. It lies about 2,104.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 7.39 and has spectral type G3IIICN....
Its spectrum reads G3IIICN... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 147417 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 7.39, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 147417 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 147417 scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star, Giant star 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.