RA 94.2446° · Dec 23.7409° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
9 Gem is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 6.24 and has spectral type B3Ia.
Its spectrum reads B3Ia — a blue-white B-type star, with a surface tens of thousands of degrees hot and a life measured in tens of millions of years.
Look for 9 Gem in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 6.24, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 9 Gem 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.
9 Gem scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, Hot blue B-type star and Supergiant — 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.