RA 92.3353° · Dec -18.4965° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
HD 42342 is a rare star. It lies about 3,048.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lep, shines at apparent magnitude 7.76 and has spectral type K5III.
Its spectrum reads K5III — 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 42342 in the constellation Lep. At apparent magnitude 7.76, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 42342 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 42342 scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Orange K-type star, Giant star, 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.