RA 81.6027° · Dec 58.6315° · star
5 more points to reach Common.
HIP 25438 is a trash star. It lies about 526.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 10.17 and has spectral type K.
Its spectrum reads K — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HIP 25438 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 10.17, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 25438 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.
HIP 25438 scores 10 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar) and Orange K-type 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.