RA 304.4119° · Dec -12.5082° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
5Alp1Cap is a rare star. It lies about 569.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 4.3 and has spectral type G3Ib.
Its spectrum reads G3Ib — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 5Alp1Cap in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 4.3, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 5Alp1Cap 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.
5Alp1Cap scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and Supergiant — 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.