RA 312.1439° · Dec -20.7840° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 198079 is a common star. It sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 9.09 and has spectral type A0III/IV.
Its spectrum reads A0III/IV — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HD 198079 in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 9.09, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 198079 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 198079 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, White A-type star and Giant 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.