RA 88.5556° · Dec 10.5864° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 2048 is an epic star. It lies about 1,405.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 6.13 and has spectral type G9II.
Its spectrum reads G9II — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 2048 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 6.13, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 2048 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.
HR 2048 scores 53 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 25 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), In Orion's hunting ground, Sun-like G-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.