RA 36.3286° · Dec 27.6838° · star
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HD 14949 is a common star. It lies about 898.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ari, shines at apparent magnitude 7.76 and has spectral type K2II....
Its spectrum reads K2II... — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 14949 in the constellation Ari. At apparent magnitude 7.76, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 14949 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 14949 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Orange K-type star and Bright giant — 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.