RA 77.0523° · Dec 1.1434° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HD 287545 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,199.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 9.22 and has spectral type G9V.
Its spectrum reads G9V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 287545 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 9.22, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 287545 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 287545 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), In Orion's hunting ground, 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.