RA 264.8685° · Dec -42.2368° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 159957 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,524.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 9.1 and has spectral type G6/G8III:.
Its spectrum reads G6/G8III: — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 159957 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 9.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 159957 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 159957 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and Giant 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.