RA 345.8972° · Dec -57.0951° · star
2 more points to reach Common.
HD 217740 is a trash star. It lies about 214.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tuc, shines at apparent magnitude 10.1 and has spectral type G6/G8V.
Its spectrum reads G6/G8V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 217740 in the constellation Tuc. At apparent magnitude 10.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 217740 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 217740 scores 13 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence 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.