RA 288.8851° · Dec -25.2567° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
42Psi Sgr is an uncommon star. It lies about 298.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 4.86 and has spectral type K0/K1III+...
Its spectrum reads K0/K1III+.. — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 42Psi Sgr in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 4.86, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 42Psi Sgr 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.
42Psi Sgr scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, 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.