RA 157.0625° · Dec 25.5732° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 51260 is a common star. It lies about 1,080 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 9.98 and has spectral type F8.
Its spectrum reads F8 — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HIP 51260 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 9.98, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 51260 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 51260 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac and Yellow-white F-type 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.