RA 307.6817° · Dec -45.5870° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 195029 is a common star. It lies about 849.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ind, shines at apparent magnitude 8.89 and has spectral type K3V:.
Its spectrum reads K3V: — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 195029 in the constellation Ind. At apparent magnitude 8.89, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 195029 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 195029 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, Orange K-type star, Main-sequence star and Deep red 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.