RA 253.4268° · Dec -43.0510° · star
14 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 6257 is an epic variable star. It lies about 756.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sco, shines at apparent magnitude 5.95 and has spectral type M3II/III.
Its spectrum reads M3II/III — 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 HR 6257 in the constellation Sco. At apparent magnitude 5.95, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 6257 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 6257 scores 64 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star, 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.