RA 260.4781° · Dec 12.4998° · star
4 more points to reach Common.
HD 157296 is a trash star. It lies about 364.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 8.87 and has spectral type G.
Its spectrum reads G — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 157296 in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 8.87, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 157296 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 157296 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.