RA 159.0084° · Dec 80.4946° · star
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HR 4121 is a common star. It lies about 522.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 6.48 and has spectral type G4III:.
Its spectrum reads G4III: — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 4121 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 6.48, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4121 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.
HR 4121 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star and Giant 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.