RA 251.4924° · Dec 82.0373° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
22Eps UMi is a rare variable star. It lies about 304 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMi, shines at apparent magnitude 4.21 and has spectral type G5IIIvar.
Its spectrum reads G5IIIvar — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 22Eps UMi in the constellation UMi. At apparent magnitude 4.21, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 22Eps UMi 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.
22Eps UMi 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 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Giant 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.