RA 163.6757° · Dec 25.4907° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
48 LMi is a common variable star. It lies about 387.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation LMi, shines at apparent magnitude 6.19 and has spectral type A8V.
Its spectrum reads A8V — an A-type star: white-hot, typically about twice the Sun's mass, and the class most of the sky's famous bright stars belong to.
Look for 48 LMi in the constellation LMi. At apparent magnitude 6.19, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 48 LMi 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 LMi scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, White A-type star, Main-sequence star, Gently variable and A named variable 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.