RA 300.3398° · Dec 50.1047° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
26 Cyg is an uncommon star. It lies about 434.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 5.06 and has spectral type K1II-III.
Its spectrum reads K1II-III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 26 Cyg in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 5.06, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 26 Cyg 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.
26 Cyg scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star and Bright giant — 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.