RA 322.8644° · Dec 52.6199° · star
5 more points to reach Epic.
HR 8242 is a rare star. It lies about 1,725.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 6.17 and has spectral type G2Ib+....
Its spectrum reads G2Ib+... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 8242 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 6.17, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8242 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.
HR 8242 scores 45 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Sun-like G-type star, Supergiant and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.