RA 339.8930° · Dec 37.5928° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HR 8626 is an uncommon star. It lies about 997.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lac, shines at apparent magnitude 6.03 and has spectral type G3Ib-IICNe..
Its spectrum reads G3Ib-IICNe. — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 8626 in the constellation Lac. At apparent magnitude 6.03, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8626 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 8626 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Sun-like G-type star and Supergiant — 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.