RA 296.7067° · Dec 75.3039° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 188251 is a common star. It lies about 1,382 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 9.79 and has spectral type F2.
Its spectrum reads F2 — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 188251 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 9.79, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 188251 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 188251 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, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar) and Yellow-white F-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.