RA 42.7982° · Dec -22.3668° · star
1 more point to reach Common.
HD 17837 is a trash star. It sits in the constellation Eri, shines at apparent magnitude 10.06 and has spectral type K3/K4.
Its spectrum reads K3/K4 — 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 17837 in the constellation Eri. At apparent magnitude 10.06, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 17837 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 17837 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Orange K-type star and Deep red 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.