Uncommon star 27 EP

35 Leo

RA 154.1346° · Dec 23.5031° · star

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Score breakdown

· 5 badges

27 pts · Uncommon

Uncommon 34 pts → Rare

Naked-eye visible +8
Sun-like G-type star +8
Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) +5
Star +3
On the zodiac +3

Total score 27

7 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

Star · +3
Naked-eye visible · +8
On the zodiac · +3
Sun-like G-type star · +8
Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) · +5

Trivia

What it actually is

Spectral class. Its spectrum reads G2IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Where it is in life. It is a subgiant, caught in the act of leaving the main sequence as the hydrogen in its core runs out.

Sense of scale

In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

How to spot it. At magnitude 6 you can see it with your own eyes from a dark site, over in Leo.
Northern sky. It rides the northern half of the sky — an easier target the further north you are.
Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around February — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Getting there

Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 1.8 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).

Properties

absmag: 3.481
bv: 0.655
constellation: Leo
dist ly: 101.6697
luminosity: 3.5286
mag: 5.95
name: 35 Leo
spect: G2IV

Nearby objects

About 35 Leo

35 Leo is an uncommon star. It lies about 101.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 5.95 and has spectral type G2IV.

Its spectrum reads G2IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

How to see it

Look for 35 Leo in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 5.95, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.

Like any astronomical target, 35 Leo 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.

Why 35 Leo is an uncommon star

35 Leo scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.