RA 96.4954° · Dec 30.4943° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 256870 is a common star. It lies about 1,259.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 10.8 and has spectral type G0V.
Its spectrum reads G0V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 256870 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 10.8, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 256870 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 256870 scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence 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.