RA 185.0665° · Dec -64.6478° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 107270 is a common star. It lies about 893.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 7.14 and has spectral type G5p....
Its spectrum reads G5p... — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 107270 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 7.14, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 107270 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 107270 scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Under the Southern Cross and Sun-like G-type 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.