RA 201.1464° · Dec -55.9567° · star
12 more points to reach Common.
HD 116402 is a trash star. It lies about 405.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 9.59 and has spectral type (G3w)F7.
Its colour puts the surface at roughly 5750 K, against the Sun's 5778 K.
Look for HD 116402 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 9.59, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 116402 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 116402 scores 3 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 1 science badge — 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.