RA 249.7665° · Dec 60.6997° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HD 150708 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 386 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 8.23 and has spectral type G2IV + K0IV.
Its spectrum reads G2IV + K0IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 150708 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 8.23, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 150708 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 150708 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence), Gently variable and A named variable 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.