RA 303.2090° · Dec -34.9021° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 99606 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 128 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 10.74 and has spectral type G5.
Its spectrum reads G5 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 99606 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 10.74, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 99606 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 99606 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and A named variable 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.