RA 300.1054° · Dec -37.7309° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HD 189222 is a rare star. It lies about 1,964.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 9.43 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 HD 189222 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 9.43, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 189222 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.
HD 189222 scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Giant star and Deep red 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.