RA 123.1723° · Dec -61.8491° · star
2 more points to reach Common.
HD 69262 is a trash star. It lies about 1,083.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 8.95 and has spectral type F5IV.
HD 69262 is a trash star worth 13 points across 2 science badges. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.
Look for HD 69262 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 8.95, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 69262 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 69262 scores 13 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Distant (>1000 ly) — 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.