Trash star 14 EP

HD 192232

RA 303.6161° · Dec -18.0939° · star

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Score breakdown

· 4 badges

14 pts · Trash

Trash 15 pts → Common

Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) +5
Star +3
On the zodiac +3
Orange K-type star +3

Total score 14

1 more point to reach Common.

Badges

Star · +3
On the zodiac · +3
Orange K-type star · +3
Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) · +5

Trivia

What it actually is

Spectral class. Its spectrum reads K0IV — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Where it is in life. It is a subgiant, caught in the act of leaving the main sequence as the hydrogen in its core runs out.

Sense of scale

In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

How to spot it. At magnitude 8.1 it is just past naked-eye reach — ordinary binoculars will pull it in, over in Capricornus.
Southern sky. It rides the southern half of the sky — an easier target the further south you are.
Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around July — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Getting there

Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 8.4 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).

Properties

absmag: 2.315
bv: 0.979
constellation: Cap
dist ly: 476.8362
luminosity: 10.3276
mag: 8.14
name: HD 192232
spect: K0IV

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About HD 192232

HD 192232 is a trash star. It lies about 476.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 8.14 and has spectral type K0IV.

Its spectrum reads K0IV — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.

How to see it

Look for HD 192232 in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 8.14, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 192232 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.

Why HD 192232 is a trash star

HD 192232 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Orange K-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.