RA 147.2397° · Dec -73.8985° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HD 85642 is an uncommon star. It lies about 2,452.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 8.95 and has spectral type F2II.
Its spectrum reads F2II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 85642 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 8.95, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 85642 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 85642 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star and Bright giant — 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.