RA 131.9183° · Dec -41.7368° · star
5 more points to reach Rare.
HR 3497 is an uncommon star. It lies about 95.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vel, shines at apparent magnitude 6.35 and has spectral type G0Ia0:.
Its spectrum reads G0Ia0: — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 3497 in the constellation Vel. At apparent magnitude 6.35, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 3497 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.
HR 3497 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 3 science badges — Star, Sun-like G-type star and Supergiant — 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.