Uncommon star 25 EP

HD 33278

RA 77.2296° · Dec -2.5214° · star

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Score breakdown

· 5 badges

25 pts · Uncommon

Uncommon 34 pts → Rare

Sun-like G-type star +8
Distant (over 1,000 light-years) +6
In Orion's hunting ground +6
Star +3
Main-sequence star +2

Total score 25

9 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

Star · +3
Distant (over 1,000 light-years) · +6
In Orion's hunting ground · +6
Sun-like G-type star · +8
Main-sequence star · +2

Trivia

What it actually is

Spectral class. Its spectrum reads G9V — 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 8.6 it is just past naked-eye reach — ordinary binoculars will pull it in, over in Orion.
Seen from everywhere. It sits almost on the celestial equator, so it can be seen from essentially anywhere on Earth.
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. Impossible with our current technology — and the next millennium of it.

Getting there

Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 18.2 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).

Properties

absmag: 1.122
bv: 1.067
constellation: Ori
dist ly: 1035.4158
luminosity: 30.9885
mag: 8.63
name: HD 33278
spect: G9V

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About HD 33278

HD 33278 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,035.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 8.63 and has spectral type G9V.

Its spectrum reads G9V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

How to see it

Look for HD 33278 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 8.63, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 33278 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 33278 is an uncommon star

HD 33278 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.