RA 195.5442° · Dec 10.9591° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
Vindemiatrix is a rare star. It lies about 109.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 2.85 and has spectral type G8IIIvar.
Its spectrum reads G8IIIvar — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for Vindemiatrix in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 2.85, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Vindemiatrix 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.
Vindemiatrix scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Has a proper name, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and Giant 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.