RA 200.0479° · Dec 61.2282° · star
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HD 116108 is a common star. It lies about 1,042 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 9.49 and has spectral type F3IV.
Its spectrum reads F3IV — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 116108 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 9.49, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 116108 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 116108 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-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.