RA 42.4219° · Dec 31.0330° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 17542 is a common star. It lies about 1,647.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ari, shines at apparent magnitude 8.26 and has spectral type F2.
Its spectrum reads F2 — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 17542 in the constellation Ari. At apparent magnitude 8.26, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 17542 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 17542 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac and Yellow-white F-type 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.