RA 188.8734° · Dec -61.8416° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
HR 4790 is an uncommon star. It lies about 153.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 6.22 and has spectral type G4IV.
Its spectrum reads G4IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 4790 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 6.22, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4790 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.
HR 4790 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points 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 Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.