RA 322.3077° · Dec -41.4159° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 204368 is a common star. It lies about 1,698.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gru, shines at apparent magnitude 8.88 and has spectral type M4III.
Its spectrum reads M4III — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HD 204368 in the constellation Gru. At apparent magnitude 8.88, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 204368 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 204368 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Cool red M-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.