RA 151.2843° · Dec -61.6818° · star
2 more points to reach Rare.
HD 87761 is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 7.79 and has spectral type K5Ib/IIp....
Its spectrum reads K5Ib/IIp... — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 87761 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 7.79, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 87761 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 87761 scores 32 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Orange K-type star, Supergiant 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.