RA 287.9376° · Dec 26.2493° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 179461 is a common star. It lies about 608.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lyr, shines at apparent magnitude 7.8 and has spectral type F0IV.
Its spectrum reads F0IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 179461 in the constellation Lyr. At apparent magnitude 7.8, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 179461 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 179461 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, Yellow-white F-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) and Blue-white 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.