RA 39.1837° · Dec -19.2945° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 16331 is a common star. It lies about 1,136.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 10.17 and has spectral type G2/G3V.
Its spectrum reads G2/G3V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 16331 in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 10.17, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 16331 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 16331 scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), 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.