RA 250.2453° · Dec -21.6700° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
HD 150309 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,359 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 9.44 and has spectral type G8IV.
Its spectrum reads G8IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 150309 in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 9.44, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 150309 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 150309 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Sun-like G-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.