RA 173.3726° · Dec 19.6799° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
HD 100447 is an uncommon star. It lies about 2,363.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 7.01 and has spectral type K2.
Its spectrum reads K2 — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 100447 in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 7.01, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 100447 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 100447 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Orange K-type star and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.