RA 270.5950° · Dec -60.1373° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HD 163878 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,707.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pav, shines at apparent magnitude 6.94 and has spectral type G8II/III.
Its spectrum reads G8II/III — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 163878 in the constellation Pav. At apparent magnitude 6.94, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 163878 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 163878 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 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Sun-like G-type star and Bright giant — 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.