RA 132.8228° · Dec 11.7563° · exoplanet
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
NGC 2682 Sand 978 b is a common exoplanet. It lies about 2,680.7 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 9.81, has spectral type K4 III and spans roughly 13.3 Earth radii.
Lighter than Neptune — a puffed-up ball of hydrogen and helium with no surface anywhere on it to stand on.
At apparent magnitude 9.81, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, NGC 2682 Sand 978 b 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.
NGC 2682 Sand 978 b 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 3 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Distant (over 1,000 light-years) and Gas 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.