RA 173.7657° · Dec 20.4415° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
Formosa is an uncommon star. It lies about 398.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 6.45 and has spectral type G9III.
Its spectrum reads G9III — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for Formosa in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 6.45, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, Formosa 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.
Formosa scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Has a proper name, On the zodiac, 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.