RA 108.7775° · Dec 16.6734° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 55802 is a common star. It lies about 872.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 8.33 and has spectral type A0III.
Its spectrum reads A0III — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for HD 55802 in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 8.33, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 55802 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 55802 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, White A-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.