RA 355.6159° · Dec -15.4480° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HR 8987 is an uncommon star. It lies about 270 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 5.27 and has spectral type K3III.
Its spectrum reads K3III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 8987 in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 5.27, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8987 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 8987 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Orange K-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.