RA 180.5873° · Dec -59.9879° · star
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HD 104551 is a common star. It lies about 276.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 8.74 and has spectral type G2V.
Its spectrum reads G2V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 104551 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 8.74, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 104551 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 104551 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, Under the Southern Cross, Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence 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.