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Common star 16 EP

HD 31867

RA 75.0730° · Dec 25.1364° · star

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Score breakdown

· 4 badges
16 pts · Common
Common 22 pts → Uncommon
  • Sun-like G-type star +8
  • Star +3
  • On the zodiac +3
  • Main-sequence star +2
Total score 16

6 more points to reach Uncommon.

Badges

  • Star · +3
  • On the zodiac · +3
  • Sun-like G-type star · +8
  • Main-sequence star · +2

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Spectral class. Its spectrum reads G2V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
  • Where it is in life. It is on the main sequence, quietly fusing hydrogen in its core exactly as the Sun does.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 8 it is just past naked-eye reach — ordinary binoculars will pull it in, over in Taurus.
  • Northern sky. It rides the northern half of the sky — an easier target the further north you are.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around December — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

  • Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Getting there

  • Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 2.2 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).

Properties

absmag
5.132
bv
0.68
constellation
Tau
dist ly
124.4869
luminosity
0.7713
mag
8.04
name
HD 31867
spect
G2V

About HD 31867

HD 31867 is a common star. It lies about 124.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 8.04 and has spectral type G2V.

Its spectrum reads G2V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

How to see it

Look for HD 31867 in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 8.04, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 31867 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.

Why HD 31867 is a common star

HD 31867 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence 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.