RA 131.5008° · Dec 28.3898° · star
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HD 74624 is a common star. It lies about 1,655.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cnc, shines at apparent magnitude 8.4 and has spectral type F5III.
Its spectrum reads F5III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 74624 in the constellation Cnc. At apparent magnitude 8.4, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 74624 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 74624 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Yellow-white F-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.