RA 184.2848° · Dec -57.7026° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 106809 is a common star. It lies about 153.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 9.11 and has spectral type K0V.
Its spectrum reads K0V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 106809 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 9.11, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 106809 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 106809 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Under the Southern Cross, Orange K-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.