RA 99.0335° · Dec -72.7852° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 48406 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 867.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vol, shines at apparent magnitude 9.32 and has spectral type G8III.
Its spectrum reads G8III — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 48406 in the constellation Vol. At apparent magnitude 9.32, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 48406 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 48406 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Sun-like G-type star, Giant star, Gently variable and A named variable 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.