RA 247.5753° · Dec -12.6626° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
Wolf 1061 is an epic variable star. It lies about 14 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 10.1 and has spectral type M4.
Its spectrum reads M4 — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for Wolf 1061 in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 10.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Wolf 1061 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.
Wolf 1061 scores 51 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 27 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Nearby (<25 ly), Has a proper name, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf, Gently variable and A named variable 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.