RA 87.2445° · Dec 19.0768° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 247901 is an uncommon star. It lies about 805.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tau, shines at apparent magnitude 10.27 and has spectral type G0/G1Ie....
Its spectrum reads G0/G1Ie... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 247901 in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 10.27, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 247901 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 247901 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and Supergiant — 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.