RA 181.7571° · Dec 48.5428° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
HIP 59088 is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.67 and has spectral type K4IV.
Its spectrum reads K4IV — 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 59088 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 8.67, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 59088 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 59088 scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star, Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) and Deep red 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.