RA 280.2149° · Dec -51.0683° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 172096 is a common star. It lies about 454.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tel, shines at apparent magnitude 10.2 and has spectral type G5/G6IV/V.
Its spectrum reads G5/G6IV/V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 172096 in the constellation Tel. At apparent magnitude 10.2, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 172096 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 172096 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Sun-like G-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.