RA 108.0474° · Dec -22.9835° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HD 55496 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,681.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.37 and has spectral type GII:wp....
Its spectrum reads GII:wp... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 55496 in the constellation CMa. At apparent magnitude 8.37, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 55496 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 55496 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 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 Bright giant — 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.