RA 276.1235° · Dec -10.4145° · star
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HD 169312 is a trash star. It lies about 550.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sct, shines at apparent magnitude 8.36 and has spectral type K2.
Its spectrum reads K2 — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 169312 in the constellation Sct. At apparent magnitude 8.36, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 169312 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 169312 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Orange K-type star 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.