RA 319.7425° · Dec -66.3744° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 202416 is a common star. It lies about 1,032.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pav, shines at apparent magnitude 9.07 and has spectral type K0III.
Its spectrum reads K0III — 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 202416 in the constellation Pav. At apparent magnitude 9.07, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 202416 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 202416 scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Orange K-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.