RA 293.3256° · Dec -31.6324° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 96172 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,953 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 10.1 and has spectral type Gp.
Its spectrum reads Gp — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 96172 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 10.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 96172 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.
HIP 96172 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac and Sun-like G-type 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.