RA 281.8706° · Dec -5.7051° · star
15 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 7066 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Sct, shines at apparent magnitude 5.38 and has spectral type K0Ibpvar.
Its spectrum reads K0Ibpvar — 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 7066 in the constellation Sct. At apparent magnitude 5.38, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7066 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 7066 scores 63 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Supergiant, Strongly variable, Fades out of naked-eye view 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.