RA 26.0172° · Dec -15.9375° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
52Tau Cet is an uncommon star. It lies about 11.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 3.49 and has spectral type G8V.
Its spectrum reads G8V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 52Tau Cet in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 3.49, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 52Tau Cet 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.
52Tau Cet scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Naked-eye visible, 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.