RA 274.4069° · Dec -36.7617° · star
28 more points to reach Anomaly.
Eta Sgr is an epic variable star. It lies about 145.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 3.1 and has spectral type M2III.
Its spectrum reads M2III — 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 Eta Sgr in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 3.1, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Eta Sgr 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.
Eta Sgr scores 50 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 28 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Giant star, Deep red star and Gently variable — 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.