RA 283.4429° · Dec 57.4866° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HR 7153 is a common star. It lies about 579.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 6.24 and has spectral type K5III:.
Its spectrum reads K5III: — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 7153 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 6.24, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7153 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.
HR 7153 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 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-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.