RA 326.2710° · Dec 30.4089° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 206978 is a common star. It lies about 559.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 8.87 and has spectral type G0IV.
Its spectrum reads G0IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 206978 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 8.87, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 206978 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 206978 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Sun-like G-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.