RA 148.0674° · Dec 60.2799° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 48422 is an uncommon variable star. It sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 12.56 and has spectral type K:.
Its spectrum reads K: — 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 48422 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 12.56, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 48422 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 48422 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star, Strongly variable and A named variable 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.