RA 193.6199° · Dec 41.1288° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HIP 62993 is a common star. It lies about 250.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CVn, shines at apparent magnitude 11.46 and has spectral type G9IV.
Its spectrum reads G9IV — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HIP 62993 in the constellation CVn. At apparent magnitude 11.46, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 62993 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 62993 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 3 science badges — Star, 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.