RA 100.0072° · Dec -48.5420° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
Nosaxa is an uncommon star. It lies about 278.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pup, shines at apparent magnitude 8.05 and has spectral type G5IV/V.
Its spectrum reads G5IV/V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for Nosaxa in the constellation Pup. At apparent magnitude 8.05, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, Nosaxa 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.
Nosaxa scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Has a proper name, Sun-like G-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.