RA 91.8333° · Dec 18.7937° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HD 41658 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,456.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 7.99 and has spectral type F3III.
Its spectrum reads F3III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 41658 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 7.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 41658 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 41658 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 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, Yellow-white F-type star and Giant 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.