RA 242.0206° · Dec 17.0544° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
Marsic B is a rare star. It lies about 2,104.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Her, shines at apparent magnitude 6.25 and has spectral type K1III.
Its spectrum reads K1III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for Marsic B in the constellation Her. At apparent magnitude 6.25, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, Marsic B 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.
Marsic B scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Has a proper name, Orange K-type star, Giant star and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.