RA 184.3735° · Dec -34.5051° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
HD 106865 is an uncommon star. It sits in the constellation Hya, shines at apparent magnitude 8.61 and has spectral type M3/M4III.
Its spectrum reads M3/M4III — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HD 106865 in the constellation Hya. At apparent magnitude 8.61, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 106865 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 106865 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Cool red M-type star, Giant star 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.