RA 94.1381° · Dec -35.1405° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
Kap Col is an uncommon star. It lies about 182.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Col, shines at apparent magnitude 4.37 and has spectral type G8II.
Its spectrum reads G8II — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for Kap Col in the constellation Col. At apparent magnitude 4.37, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Kap Col 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.
Kap Col scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star and Bright giant — 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.