RA 156.5226° · Dec -16.8363° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
42Mu Hya is an uncommon star. It lies about 234.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hya, shines at apparent magnitude 3.83 and has spectral type K4III.
Its spectrum reads K4III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 42Mu Hya in the constellation Hya. At apparent magnitude 3.83, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 42Mu Hya 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.
42Mu Hya scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Giant 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.