RA 283.6262° · Dec 36.8986° · star
23 more points to reach Anomaly.
12Del2Lyr is an epic variable star. It lies about 736.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lyr, shines at apparent magnitude 4.22 and has spectral type M4IIvar.
Its spectrum reads M4IIvar — 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 12Del2Lyr in the constellation Lyr. At apparent magnitude 4.22, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 12Del2Lyr 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.
12Del2Lyr scores 55 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 23 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Cool red M-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Gently variable 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.