RA 207.6131° · Dec 65.9801° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
HD 120980 is a common star. It lies about 316 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 8.11 and has spectral type F1III.
Its spectrum reads F1III — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 120980 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 8.11, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 120980 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 120980 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 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Yellow-white F-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.