RA 288.5002° · Dec -14.0391° · star
3 more points to reach Epic.
HD 179688 is a rare star. It lies about 2,313.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 7.02 and has spectral type K2IIICN....
Its spectrum reads K2IIICN... — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 179688 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 7.02, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 179688 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 179688 scores 47 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Orange K-type star, Giant star, Deep red star and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.