RA 296.2031° · Dec 29.2647° · star
23 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 7518 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,568.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 6.97 and has spectral type F2Iab:.
Its spectrum reads F2Iab: — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HR 7518 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 6.97, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7518 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 7518 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 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Strongly 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.