RA 146.6651° · Dec 16.5319° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 47972 is a common star. It lies about 196.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 10.53 and has spectral type K8.
Its spectrum reads K8 — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HIP 47972 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 10.53, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 47972 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 47972 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, Orange K-type star and Deep red 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.