RA 294.0756° · Dec -23.1892° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 96431 is a common star. It sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 11.23 and has spectral type K3V.
Its spectrum reads K3V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HIP 96431 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 11.23, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 96431 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 96431 scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Orange K-type star and Main-sequence 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.