RA 312.0538° · Dec -16.5213° · star
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HD 198041 is a common star. It lies about 716.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 6.99 and has spectral type F5II/III.
Its spectrum reads F5II/III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 198041 in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 6.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 198041 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 198041 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, On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-type star and Bright giant — 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.