RA 92.6330° · Dec -34.8168° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 42698 is a common star. It lies about 602.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Col, shines at apparent magnitude 6.65 and has spectral type G6:III+....
Its spectrum reads G6:III+... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 42698 in the constellation Col. At apparent magnitude 6.65, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 42698 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 42698 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Sun-like G-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.