RA 278.1805° · Dec -14.8657° · star
13 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 6959 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,886.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sct, shines at apparent magnitude 5.47 and has spectral type K3Iab.
Its spectrum reads K3Iab — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 6959 in the constellation Sct. At apparent magnitude 5.47, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 6959 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 6959 scores 65 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Supergiant, Deep red star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) 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.