RA 306.0361° · Dec 61.4796° · star
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HD 194758 is a common star. It lies about 1,124.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 9.18 and has spectral type G0.
Its spectrum reads G0 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 194758 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 9.18, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 194758 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 194758 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point 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 Sun-like G-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.