RA 249.0894° · Dec -2.3246° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
12 Oph is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 31.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 5.77 and has spectral type K2V.
Its spectrum reads K2V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 12 Oph in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 5.77, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 12 Oph 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.
12 Oph scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Main-sequence star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.