RA 168.2863° · Dec -1.4096° · star
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HD 97491 is a trash star. It lies about 393.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 7.61 and has spectral type G5.
Its spectrum reads G5 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 97491 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 7.61, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 97491 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 97491 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, On the zodiac and Sun-like G-type 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.