RA 173.2498° · Dec 46.0644° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 56342 is an uncommon star. It lies about 1,393.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 10.27 and has spectral type G9III.
Its spectrum reads G9III — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 56342 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 10.27, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 56342 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.
HIP 56342 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-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.