RA 164.3355° · Dec -37.7236° · star
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 94971 is a common star. It lies about 560.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ant, shines at apparent magnitude 9.02 and has spectral type F8/G0II/III.
Its spectrum reads F8/G0II/III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 94971 in the constellation Ant. At apparent magnitude 9.02, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 94971 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.
HD 94971 scores 18 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Yellow-white F-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.