RA 264.2949° · Dec 27.8964° · exoplanet
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 86221 b is a common exoplanet. It lies about 96.2 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 9.25, has spectral type K5 V and spans roughly 14 Earth radii.
It orbits closer to its star than Mercury does to the Sun, completing a lap in less time than Mercury takes.
At apparent magnitude 9.25, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 86221 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.
HIP 86221 b 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 3 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Gas giant and Tidally locked — 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.