RA 174.0459° · Dec 56.8382° · star
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HD 238020 is a common star. It lies about 965 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.47 and has spectral type G5IIIws.
Its spectrum reads G5IIIws — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 238020 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 8.47, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 238020 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 238020 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, 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.