RA 204.2120° · Dec 4.0375° · star
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HD 118431 is a trash star. It lies about 474.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 9.07 and has spectral type G5.
Its spectrum reads G5 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 118431 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 9.07, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 118431 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 118431 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, On the zodiac and Sun-like G-type 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.