RA 357.4207° · Dec 36.4253° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HR 9024 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 423 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation And, shines at apparent magnitude 5.86 and has spectral type G1IIIe.
Its spectrum reads G1IIIe — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 9024 in the constellation And. At apparent magnitude 5.86, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 9024 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 9024 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star, Giant star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) and A named variable 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.