RA 77.9032° · Dec -1.8557° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 290038 is a common star. It lies about 162.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 9.52 and has spectral type K3IV.
Its spectrum reads K3IV — 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 290038 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 9.52, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 290038 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 290038 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, In Orion's hunting ground, Orange K-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.