RA 169.3225° · Dec 2.0106° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
75 Leo is an uncommon star. It lies about 332.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 5.18 and has spectral type M0III comp.
Its spectrum reads M0III comp — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for 75 Leo in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 5.18, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 75 Leo 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.
75 Leo scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Giant star and Deep red 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.