RA 174.3523° · Dec 47.4625° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
HIP 56685 is a common variable star. It lies about 102.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 10.03 and has spectral type K4V.
Its spectrum reads K4V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HIP 56685 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 10.03, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 56685 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 56685 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 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star, Main-sequence star, Gently variable and A named variable 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.