RA 158.7001° · Dec 6.9537° · star
16 more points to reach Epic.
48 Leo is a rare star. It lies about 266 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 5.07 and has spectral type G8II-III.
Its spectrum reads G8II-III — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 48 Leo in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 5.07, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 48 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.
48 Leo scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 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 Bright giant — 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.