RA 143.5903° · Dec -32.5781° · star
4 more points to reach Common.
HIP 46966 is a trash star. It lies about 276.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ant, shines at apparent magnitude 9.62 and has spectral type G2.
Its spectrum reads G2 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 46966 in the constellation Ant. At apparent magnitude 9.62, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 46966 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.
HIP 46966 scores 11 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Sun-like G-type 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.