RA 100.1344° · Dec 71.7488° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HR 2396 is an uncommon star. It lies about 774.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 5.88 and has spectral type K0III.
Its spectrum reads K0III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 2396 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 5.88, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 2396 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.
HR 2396 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 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star and Giant 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.