RA 94.3087° · Dec 18.6832° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HD 43480 is a rare star. It lies about 1,545.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 8.02 and has spectral type G5II.
Its spectrum reads G5II — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 43480 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 8.02, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 43480 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 43480 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 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, 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.