RA 65.4952° · Dec 15.7849° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 285750 is a common star. It lies about 886.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 8.89 and has spectral type K2.
Its spectrum reads K2 — 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 285750 in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 8.89, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 285750 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 285750 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, 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.