RA 106.0628° · Dec 75.4113° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HD 51066 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 813.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 6.99 and has spectral type G5.
Its spectrum reads G5 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 51066 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 6.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 51066 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 51066 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.