RA 284.8616° · Dec -18.5664° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
HR 7164 is a rare star. It lies about 1,090.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 6.37 and has spectral type G5/G6II.
Its spectrum reads G5/G6II — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 7164 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 6.37, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7164 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 7164 scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, 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.