RA 160.4862° · Dec 65.7163° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
38 UMa is an uncommon star. It lies about 226.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 5.12 and has spectral type K2IIIvar.
Its spectrum reads K2IIIvar — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 38 UMa in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 5.12, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 38 UMa 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.
38 UMa scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-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.