RA 223.1469° · Dec -63.8098° · star
11 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 5527 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,647.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cir, shines at apparent magnitude 5.91 and has spectral type F8II + A/F.
Its spectrum reads F8II + A/F — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 5527 in the constellation Cir. At apparent magnitude 5.91, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 5527 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.
HR 5527 scores 67 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Yellow-white F-type star, Bright giant, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Gently variable and Fades out of naked-eye view — 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.