RA 173.3118° · Dec -16.2804° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HR 4451 is an uncommon star. It lies about 406.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Crt, shines at apparent magnitude 6.05 and has spectral type F8/G0Ib/II.
Its spectrum reads F8/G0Ib/II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 4451 in the constellation Crt. At apparent magnitude 6.05, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4451 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.
HR 4451 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Yellow-white F-type star and Supergiant — 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.