RA 280.9004° · Dec 36.5566° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
Xihe is a common star. It lies about 454.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lyr, shines at apparent magnitude 6.04 and has spectral type G8.
Its spectrum reads G8 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for Xihe in the constellation Lyr. At apparent magnitude 6.04, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, Xihe 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.
Xihe scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Has a proper name 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.