RA 76.6237° · Dec 61.1698° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HR 1624 is an uncommon star. It lies about 469.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 6 and has spectral type K5II.
Its spectrum reads K5II — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 1624 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 6, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 1624 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.
HR 1624 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star and Bright 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.