RA 173.5172° · Dec -48.2709° · star
4 more points to reach Common.
HIP 56420 is a trash star. It lies about 575.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 11.56 and has spectral type Gp.
Its spectrum reads Gp — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 56420 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 11.56, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 56420 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 56420 scores 11 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star 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.